Feasibility Assessment on the Implementation of M-Learning at Universidad Politecnica Salesiana at Guayaquil

• Christopher Reyes Lopez ^[1] ; Elier González Martínez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Politécnica Salesiana

     Universidad Politécnica Salesiana

     Cuenca, Ecuador

     
• Localización: Global Partnerships for Development and Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 15th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology,July 19-21, 2017, Boca Raton, FL, United States / Victor Hugo Gonzalez Jaramillo (dir.), Pedro Fabricio Zanzzi Diaz (dir.), Rudy Altamirano Zambrano (dir.), Gissela Ganchozo Ortega (aut.), 2017, ISBN 978-0-9993443-0-9
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The present research is the follow up of a study on reading habits among students at Universidad Politécnica Salesiana at Guayaquil. Results showed that the students’ preferences for reading and library utilization are below the surveyed average. These outcomes lead to identify the new ways and spaces for reading preferred by undergraduate students. The simple observation technique was applied and focus groups were held with the attendance of students from different levels and majors, what revealed the raising inclination for mobile devices and the ease of use in the teaching and learning processes. Based on the experiences of other institutions in the use of mobile apps for education, and the focus groups findings, a feasibility assessment is carried out to analyze the implementation of m-learning features that would allow an easy access to the university digital repository from mobile devices as a source for academic reading.