WEEK8 POST SID: s0113833

WEEK BLOG 8

This report is based on the how mobiles devices can be used by the universities to help their students in their educational carrier. As per the information provided in the article with the introduction of new innovation “the Handmark Kaplan Mobile SAT/PSAT – ACT 2005 software works with all smart phones , Palm OS- powered devices , Window based Pocket phones.

The founder of the organization says that the software will match with the existing life style of the college students. The Kaplan software has it effective feature like test preparations, objective type, flash cards, and fun related games (based on study profile). The software helps students to learn the secrets of successful test taking while reinforcing facts and concepts from other test resources. The cost of the software is only US dollars 29.99 which is equivalent to the total cost of few ring tones for which the student’s spend at their own cost.

This package includes 1200 test questions which can be used by the students to improve their IQ knowledge in the specific subjects. Since the pattern of the questionnaires are mobile based, the student are more likely tend to use the software. They will find it very easy as because no matter where they are and from any place they can handle the test materials to practice and use it. This software can also includes feature like customized backgrounds and existing sounds for performing test preparations Students can train for the college entrance test in two ways. One, they can use their portable devices to work at their own pace in analyzing questions before answering. Two, they can complete sample tests under timed conditions. The users can also save the incorrect answers for questions to a personal flash card deck for later review.

Finally the summary includes with the positive approaches like this software is that per year more than 2 million of students take their university test in this software.

References:

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/42644.html

WEEK7 POST SID: s0113833

WEEK7 BLOG

The aim of this post is suggest two personal innovations for the CQU student to provide service for their online assessments, study schedules and course guides. These personal innovations are carried out for the students in a more friendly service in mobile devices.

SMS innovation system

Various information’s regarding the assessments is updated to the student of the CQU, which is done through email currently. The new innovation through SMS in mobile devices enables student more like to get attended to the alerts made by the CQU. For instance when the students have dead line for their assessment can be intimated through SMS text alert. For the particular assessment hints can be provided to the students in an easiest way to do assessment of their own. With the LSU in CQU, the students can make appointments for assistance for assignment. The department of library in CQU can also sent SMS alert for the last date for renewals of rented books and students use same service to renew for the books. This type of services make at their ease to pay more attention, concentration to the responses made by the University.

The discussion for this new innovation system is extracted from the CQU website resources list for mobile devices. The information provided in this webpage helps to structure out the prototype for the new SMS innovation system.

Window based innovation system

This new system has browser window chat room, specifically designed for mobile devices. In this window the students with their unique student id can login and share ideas, information about their assessment, course guides and even tutor can converse with students for assistance. In this java based technology, all the smart phones have the supporting software in-built to use in it. So this new system can be easily implemented and all the CQU students and staffs can work on this general chat room to share information, ideas, thoughts related to the assessment, course, books, and knowledge.

In this window based system the tutor and the student can have direct chat conversation with minimum of 5 users to can request for the tutor and others will be set in queue or can general publish their ideas in the public room. Since the system is web-based for the tutor alone can access this software even from website in desktop system supporting with special web privileges. The students can use this service from their devices and get connected with CQU network students and staffs. To be more perspective and to avoid misuse of this service it has anonymous script blocks like some words which are not related to studies.