This research employed the heuristic evaluation method to comprehensively evaluate the usability of three large public university websites in Jordan (Hashemite University, the University of Jordan, and Yarmouk University). The evaluation involves testing all pages related to the selected universities' faculties and their corresponding departments. A list of 34 specific types of usability problems, which could be found on a Jordanian university website, was identified.
This paper presents a tourism e-guide system via mobile integration using offloading while enjoying mobility. A user can search for new mobile services available on the website to use either remotely on the server where the services resides, or locally after downloading them to his/her mobile device and work offline without a mobile connection. Jordan Tourism e-Guide System (JTeGS) aims to help the user/tourist accessing the tourism information directly from his/her smart device, anytime and anywhere using offloading. JTeGS is a web-based electronic guide that provides the user with appropriate tourism information about Jordan and guides him/her to find the best places to party, eat out, and enjoy culture events. The system architecture and the main components of the proposed services were presented and discussed. The system has been prototyped and validated in a real-time mobile internet application scenario. The system also has been evaluated through simulations in mobile network environment. Both experimental and simulation results demonstrated the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed system
The higher education sector is considered as one of the most important sectors that lead toward the growth of economy as it affects other sectors tremendously. The new globalization and open world market phenomena caused many countries to value the importance of quality assurance in their products in all sectors, especially in the education sector, to enhance the quality by applying the total quality management concepts within the institute. Among the most prominent features of this period, the trend towards global standards of quality in all aspects of life in a new world characterized by a rapid change in all matters a long with a high competition. This paper aims to highlight the teaching and learning process in higher education institutes and its effect on the quality of academic programs. The quality of the teaching and learning process is considered as part of the quality of the academic programs, which is part of the quality of the academic institute as a whole. This paper focuses on the best practices and continuous enhancement of some Arab and international universities. This affected positively the quality of the programs learning outcomes offered by these universities which affected the quality of the institutions performance in general. The paper also suggests a practical detailed framework to enhance the quality of teaching and learning. It presents best practices related to the development and assessment of the program aims and learning outcomes, design and assessment of the course syllabus, design and implementation of the teaching material, design and assessment of students' homework, design and assessment of exams, design and assessment of the group work using the rubric, assessment of the teaching process in the classroom, and development and assessment of the course portfolio.
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