Smart device applications for higher level IT courses

Smart devices such as iPads and other tablets have expanded globally and people use them in their life to make their life easy by getting information ubiquitously. Educational sector also has started embracing these mobile and smart technologies in order to meet up the expectations of the students, the native technology users of the modern era. Recently, Federal Higher Educational organizations in United Arab Emirates (UAE) have adopted iPads to laptops and traditional teaching strategies at the foundation level. Using smart devices (iPad) will make the teaching and learning process to be more interactive and creative and students of this digital age can develop their talent and increase their creatively. But applicability and usage of devices such as iPad in subject specific higher level courses like computer programming and networking are yet to be explored. This research has investigated the use of smart devices for Information Technology (IT) networking courses. The propositions made in this research will play a major role in making the learning process effective.