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This paper presents a case study for the design and implementation of a pilot E-Learning laboratory experiments for Communication Engineering students at Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) in Jordan. Motivated by the Erasmus+ EU project, Improving Higher Education Quality in Jordan using Mobile Technologies for Better Integration of Disadvantaged Groups to Socio-Economic Diversity (mEquity) (This paper is part of mEquity ERASMUS\(^+\) PROGRAMME, Project \(N^o\): 561527-EPP-1-2015-1-BG-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP.). A target group of students with physical and/or socio-economic disabilities has been selected to improve their learning skills. Surveys conducted among teachers and students at the planning phase have shown great interest towards creating such a platform for laboratories. Interestingly, the lab being developed covers experiments taught at the Communication Engineering Lab in PSUT which are not based on available online solutions. Moreover, a statistical assessment for the impact of the pilot experiments in the designed lab on the learning process was conducted using a pre and post questionnaires. The assessment has shown significant improvement after students got acquainted with the provided system.
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The authors would like to thank ERASMUS\(^+\) PROGRAMME mEquity, Project \(N^o\): 561527-EPP-1-2015-1-BG-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP for funding and support provided to this work.
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Hasan, O., Taha, M., Alasali, O., Aldaher, N. (2018). E-Learning Platform for Disadvantaged Groups. In: Auer, M., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) Interactive Mobile Communication Technologies and Learning. IMCL 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 725. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75175-7_85
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