Development of Mobile Learning App for Selected Topics in Undergraduates’ Use of Library

Abstract

Mobile learning is creating a new paradigm for engaging the digital natives’ students, with a flexible method of disseminating instructional contents. In fact, mobile learning is transforming the classroom all over the world, into a more ubiquitous environment where a learner can access instructional content at anytime, anywhere and anyhow. General Studies (GNS) according to the Nigerian Universities regulatory body (NUC) has been flagged as a compulsory course, which an undergraduate must pass before being allowed to graduate. The course was designed to help undergraduates fit well into the society, and also prepare them with soft skills for the world of work. However, the dissemination of the course has been marred with diverse challenges, such as overcrowding classroom, and others, thus making the students to dislike the course and perform below their expected capabilities.  This research work was therefore embarked upon to develop a mobile learning application for the purpose of teaching a selected concept in the GNS series- Use of Library. The research deployed the use of the generic instructional development model known as the ADDIE. Each of the stages of the ADDIE model was religiously employed towards the development of the mobile App. Among other findings, it was discovered that the developmental process of mobile learning app is complex and cumbersome. More so, it was suggested that Nigerian Institutions can actually embark on the production of mobile learning applications for their courses, as this will assist in creating apps that are of indigenous curriculum-based content