Enhancing academic library services provision in the distance learning environment with mobile technologies

Forgotten frontline workers in higher education: Aiding Ghana in the COVID-19 recovery process

“…The alternative approach adopted by the school leaders were helpful in the short term as they made plans to permanently resume the traditional way of learning. A challenge to school leaders was the lack of adequate funds to manage school operations ( Adarkwah, 2021a , Adarkwah, 2021b ; Acheampong and Agyemang, 2021 ; Agormedah et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Initially, the education of nearly 1.6 billion students was at risk when the COVID-19 forced school operations to halt temporarily worldwide ( Lennox et al, 2021 ). There was a closure of F2F learning, academic libraries ( Acheampong and Agyemang, 2021 ; Ifijeh and Yusuf, 2020 ), field research/physical data collection ( Bhagat and Kim, 2020 ), in-person laboratories ( Vasiliadou, 2020 ), professional development and assessment ( Jena, 2020 ), and many aspects of school operations. Also, the pandemic significantly decreased international student mobility and the flow of international students in HEIs globally ( Mok et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Although the COVID-19 primarily started as a health problem, its spillover effects have wreaked havoc in the economic and education sector worldwide. As we write this article, the death toll from the virus keeps adding up, many economies are in recession, and a lot of educational institutions have shut down or have temporarily adopted online/blended learning ( Adarkwah, 2021a ; Acheampong and Agyemang, 2021 ; Agormedah et al, 2020 ). In the field of health, there has been relentless efforts to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates such as through vaccine development and trials ( Forni and Mantovani, 2021 ).…”

Development of a Mobile e-Learning Platform on Physics Using Augmented Reality Technology

“…The learning process with mobile devices such as laptops, mobile phones, and tablets has become a new research topic worldwide, while their application in everyday life has long been a reality. Several studies are devoted to using mobile devices in the educational process and the efficacy of the methodology and practice of using gadgets for educational purposes [5][6][7].…”

Determination of Mobile Technology Use in an Interactive Distance Education Classroom Environment

“…In their study, Acheampong et al [14] aimed to investigate the potentials of using mobile technologies to improve the delivery of academic library services in the distance education environment, and as a result, they reached the conclusion that the use of mobile devices in the university environment has become widespread and that distance education supports this application.…”