Feasibility assessment on the implementation of m-learning at universidad politecnica salesiana at Guayaquil

© 2017 Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions. All rights reserved. This research is the follow up of a study on reading habits among students at Universidad Politécnica Salesiana at Guayaquil. Results showed that the students' preferences for reading and library utilization are below the surveyed average. These outcomes lead to identify the new ways and spaces for reading preferred by undergraduate students. In this context, this article aims at evaluating the viability of adopting mobile devices in the teaching and learning process at this university. The study applies the simple observation technique, as well as focus groups were held with the attendance of students from different levels and majors, what revealed the raising inclination for mobile devices and the easiness of its implementation in the teaching and learning processes. Further, based on the experiences of other institutions in the use of mobile apps for education and the findings of the focus groups, a feasibility assessment is carried out to analyse the implementation of m-learning features that would allow an easy access to the university digital repository via mobile devices as a source for academic reading.