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The use of Internet ready mobile devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptop computers has made access to information readily available to users of such devices. Since the privatization of the telecommunication industry in Nigeria, competition amongst the telecom companies has led to a drop in the cost of internet resources. This, with the influx of low-cost and fairly-used mobile devices from overseas, has made it possible for many Nigerians to own internet-ready mobile devices. The objective of this study to leverage undergraduates' love for technology, to improve their participation in academic activities, and in turn increase Return On Investment (ROI), through producing graduates with technological skill. To achieve this, Some of the Courses presently in the students' curriculum were taught using android and iOS mobile apps, and course group platforms were created using WhatsApp or Telegram, depending on class size. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used to assess the undergraduates' readiness to welcome the innovation of digital learning, the result showed no significant relationship between students' love for technology and their ability to learn academic content. The second hypothesis tested if the use of mobile-based applications for learning affects students' skill acquisition level. The result of this test showed that there is a statistically significant relationship, and that there exists a positive relationship between high mobile learning and skill acquisition., however, the results obtained from the two hypotheses suggest that blending Mobile device-based teaching into the present traditional mode in the absence of equipped computer laboratories is the more accepted learning method. |
