Abdullahi Abubakar Yunusa

2 Publications in AERD

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Hidden Gold for IT Professionals, Educators, and Students: Insights from Stack Overflow Survey

By Oluwaseun Alexander Dada

It is undeniable that technological advancements have taken significant changes in the nature of work, resulting in the loss of many jobs and the emergence of new ones. As a result, information technology (IT) job seekers and professionals must be aware of changes required in their respective fields. This study identified and ranked the most-used technologies, such as programming languages, databases, operating systems (OSs), and collaborative tools, specific to twenty-three (23) different IT roles. Furthermore, this study advocates that individuals focus on critical skills required in various domains to achieve career success. Similarly, individuals with a set of valued technical skills may decide whether to change jobs or roles if they are interested in a position that requires their current competence. The findings of this study can be helpful to career counselors, instructors, students, professionals, recruiters, curriculum designers, and decision-makers. © 2014 IEEE.

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Octennial review (2010-2018) of literature on M-learning for promoting distributed-based medical education in sub-Saharan Africa

By Abdullahi Abubakar Yunusa

Medical education in Africa is in desperate need of reforms, evident in widespread diseases, and an inability to mobilise and train the requiredmedical workforce to deal with these health issues.However, the exponential rise in the use of mobile technologies due to the spread of the Internet and increased telecommunication networks offer an opportunity for the transformation of medical education and practice through the deployment of mobile devices as a medium for learning and conveying health care services to the remote and resource-constrained locations of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper reviewed articles on the affordances of m-learning for distributed medical education in SSA published between 2010-2018. Results from 18 articles identified in the review revealed a slow-paced ascendancy of practice and research in the field; it further exposed competing priorities, infrastructural deficit, and chronic workforce shortages as the bane of m-learning implementation in the subregion. This paper makes recommendations that will enhance the growth of mobile-based distance medical education and practice in SSA. © 2019, Athabasca University.

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