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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"mobile technologies"”.
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Mobile technologies and public spaces
Mobile technologies are the latest technologies in the realm of communication media. They have the potential to flatten the world by making it a place where gender, age, class, race and nationality can no longer hold us back from being heard and being informed. We have learned that these …
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Framework for Improving Access to Medical Libraries using Mobile Technologies
Health information are rapidly increasing every day due to the vast amount of medical researchers related to diseases, drugs and diagnosis. Currently, huge databases and medical websites provide medical related - information to the users. Despite the considerable number of these resources, …
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Maths and Mobile Technologies: Effects on Students’ Attitudes, Engagement and Achievement
The ubiquity of mobile devices together with their potential to bridge classroom learning to real-world settings has added a new perspective to contextualising mathematics learning, but this needs further exploration. The aim of this thesis is to examine the effects of using mobile technologies on …
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New Mobile Technologies in a Rural, Alternate School: A Case Study
… and collective experiences integrating new mobile (iPad) technologies into their daily practices in a rural, alternate educational setting in British Columbia, Canada. The research used an exploratory, holistic, single-case study framed by Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) theory. Data …
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Promoting the Social Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder via Mobile Technologies
… One of the latest interventions is the use of mobile technologies in assisting children with ASD in developing their social, communication, language, and other educational skills required for their academic success. However, social inclusion of these students in the classroom is still …
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Towards the co-production of fisheries knowledge for co-management using mobile technologies
… of this study was to explore the potential of a mobile app in bringing about a co-production of fisheries knowledge and stimulating the co-management of fisheries, using the fishing communities of Lambertsbaai on the West Coast and Struisbaai along the South Coast as case studies. The research …
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Applying Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies to Enable Practical Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy
With burgeoning middle class populations and changing lifestyles, diabetes is rapidly emerging as a major health concern worldwide. A related complication, Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), affects approximately 1 of 3 people with diabetes and is the leading cause of adult blindness worldwide. Since DR …
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Learning on the move: the potential impact of new mobile technologies on students’ learning
This study explores the potential use of mobile learning in higher education with a focus on student and academic staff requirements of a potential mobile application. The research examines the stakeholders’ new technology acceptance behaviour within a post-1992 university and examines how new …
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A framework for enhancing government service delivery using mobile technologies: an African countries context
… and effective. However, recent advances in mobile technology have offered the potential to support government services at various levels. This has made it possible to deliver services to the citizens who have no convenient physical access to government services, for example, people living in …
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Supporting hearing health for vulnerable populations affected and infected by HIV/AIDS using mobile technologies
Access to ear and hearing care is a challenge in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) where the burden of hearing loss is greatest. This study investigated a community-based programme for detection and diagnosis of hearing loss, using smartphone hearing screening operated by community care …
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Enhancing learning and assessment of pre-service teachers on practicum placements using mobile technologies with video capture
… in this exegesis focused on the development of a mobile application (‘app’) to address the problems of assessment and professional growth. It was a specific response to the emerging use of mobile devices that utilise video capture, and their impact on assessing students in the practicum component …
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English language instruction as ‘co-creation': a new CHAT model for integrating mobile technologies in advanced TEFL
… has advocated that pedagogies employing emerging technologies (ETs), like mobile devices, may be able to overcome these issues of access as they are not hindered by limited student space and can be immediately deployed. However, there is a paucity of research which demonstrates how ET's …
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Exploring the Use of Electronic Mobile Technologies among Distance Learners in Rural Communities for Safe and Disruptive Learning
… studies indicated the potential of electronic mobile technologies in reaching (safe learning) under-served communities and engaging (disruptive learning) disadvantaged peoples affording them learning experiences. However, the potential benefits of (electronic mobile learning) e-mobile learning …
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The role of socially contextual mobile technologies in enabling the digital inclusion of female informal economy traders in Africa
… informal entrepreneurs, and 3) the context of mobile technology startups building solutions for the informal economy. Design/methodology/approach: This study used the case study method, emerging with two case studies- the first being the technology startup entrepreneurs and the second being a …
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Design and deploy : iterative methods in adapting mobile technologies for data acquisition : a case study in St. Louis, Missouri
Advancements in mobile technology provide the opportunity to explore not only how data gathering (e.g., surveying) can be eased through digital input mechanisms, but also how such devices can bring new resolution to data gathered. This thesis covers the development history of an Android-based …
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Digital Platforms and Mobile Technologies for Development: Essays on Firm Formalization, Financial Inclusion, and Agricultural Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
… for version including Figure A2.4. Mobile technologies and digital platforms have expanded rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa, creating opportunities to strengthen state capacity, broaden financial inclusion, and build agricultural resilience. This dissertation examines their …
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Digital Platforms and Mobile Technologies for Development: Essays on Firm Formalization, Financial Inclusion, and Agricultural Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile technologies and digital platforms have expanded rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa, creating opportunities to strengthen state capacity, broaden financial inclusion, and build agricultural resilience. This dissertation examines their development impacts across three settings. Chapter 1 …
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Examining the Determinants of the Use of Mobile Technologies for Academic Purposes by Instructors and Students in Higher Education in Saudi Arabia
… aimed to identify the determinants of the use of mobile learning in a higher education context in Saudi Arabia by exploring user perspectives on the use of mobile technologies (including mobile social networking) in teaching and learning. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach involving the …
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An Exploration of the Interplay between Assessment and Mobile Pedagogies, in Secondary School Mathematics
… capabilities is challenging when assessing mobile technology-supported mathematics. Despite societal recognition that it is becoming commonplace for individuals to use mobile technologies to support their mathematical thinking, it is non-trivial for an education system to evaluate this …
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Mobile & Wired: Tweens In An Interactive Mobile World
… pre-adolescent children aged 9-13 (tweens) use mobile technologies for intentional and/or unintentional learning as they participate in formal and informal activities in their everyday lives, exploring the skills and digital literacies that are cultivated during these interactions. The study …
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