An Evaluation of the Usefulness and Ease of Use of the Aptus within the Samoan Education Context

Authors

  • Ioana Tuugalei Chan Mow National University of Samoa
  • Edna Temese National University of Samoa
  • Mose Nitreous Mose National University of Samoa
  • Tara Patu National University of Samoa
  • Elisapeta Mauai National University of Samoa
  • Ioana Sinclair National University of Samoa
  • Fiafaitupe Lafaele National Univeraity of Samoa
  • Joseph Namulauulu National University of Samoa
  • Misioka Tanielu National University of Samoa
  • Agnes Wong Soon National University of Samoa
  • Vensal Chan National University of Samoa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i3.192

Keywords:

Aptus, OER, OwnCloud, ODL, higher education

Abstract

This paper describes the findings of the first trial of the Aptus device within the National University of Samoa. The Aptus is a device that enables wireless access to valuable educational resources in the absence of electricity and the Internet. The goals of this research were to explore the acceptance of using the Aptus to access e-resources within the context of education in Samoa, with user acceptance measured by evaluating the ease of use and usefulness of the Aptus. The findings of the trial indicated very positive perceptions of students and teachers at the university in terms of ease of use and usefulness of the Aptus within educational settings. From the results of Phase 1, a strong recommendation is made to adopt the Aptus as a technology for providing access to quality educational resources within the National University of Samoa. The study also recommends the need for training of teachers on the use of the Aptus and its applications, such as Moodle.

Author Biographies

Ioana Tuugalei Chan Mow, National University of Samoa

Ioana Chan Mow is an Associate Professor Computing and Computer education, Computing department, Faculty of Science, National University of Samoa

Edna Temese, National University of Samoa

Senior Lecturer Computing in the Faculty of Science

Mose Nitreous Mose, National University of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

Tara Patu, National University of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

Elisapeta Mauai, National University of Samoa

Senior Lecturer Computing Faculty of Science

Ioana Sinclair, National University of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

Fiafaitupe Lafaele, National Univeraity of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

Joseph Namulauulu, National University of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

Misioka Tanielu, National University of Samoa

Computing lecturer Faculty of Science

Agnes Wong Soon, National University of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

Vensal Chan, National University of Samoa

Computing Lecturer Faculty of Science

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Published

2017-11-20

How to Cite

Chan Mow, I. T., Temese, E., Mose, M. N., Patu, T., Mauai, E., Sinclair, I., Lafaele, F., Namulauulu, J., Tanielu, M., Wong Soon, A., & Chan, V. (2017). An Evaluation of the Usefulness and Ease of Use of the Aptus within the Samoan Education Context. Journal of Learning for Development, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i3.192

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2017): ISSUE 3

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Research Articles

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Received 2017-02-07
Accepted 2017-10-03
Published 2017-11-20