MMTI Theses and Dissertations (2013)

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    Modeling of a secure distribution framework for topical digital materials to enhance m-learning in secondary schools
    (iLabAfrica, 2014) Mwogi, Christopher Sang
    Teachers and lecturers in our local institutions have been writing educational materials which find wide acceptance by their students, some of these write-ups are topical learning materials. Topical learning materials are write-ups made by teachers and lecturers to cover certain topic in curriculum. These materials are low cost reading materials that on most cases do not make economic sense to publishers but of high value to students. Considering a large number of topical books and materials which are in circulation in our academic institutions it is imperative that a way is developed to nurture and encourage use of these materials in an economical way, in addition, students at remote areas ought to benefit from such refined materials. The purpose of this research was to determine existence of e-learning frameworks in secondary schools that utilizes mobile platform. Smartphones are becoming popular and cheaper each day and it is finding wider usage and the rate of growth in sales is increasing at rate of 42.5% year over year. The result of the study is the design and implementation of a secure distribution framework for topical digital materials used in secondary schools i.e. revision guides, test papers and other relevant materials, over mobile platform. To achieve this, a public key cryptosystem that utilizes the unique IMEI on mobile devices has been used, with RSA and Password Base Encryption (PBE) algorithms utilized. The target audience was mainly focused on lecturers, teachers and students. An elaborate secure digital distribution platform can really harness m-learning while allowing development of local content digital stores, and boosting sharing of educational materials easily by teachers and students in Kenya.