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IT Center Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Greece
Spyros Xanthopoulos Dimitris Daskopoulos Charalambos Tsipizidis
While PCs/laptops remain the most commonly owned device, 8 in 10 internet users now have a smartphone and almost half own a tablet.
Three quarters of internet users are now going online via a mobile, while more than a third are connecting via a tablet.
16-24s are at the forefront of mobile internet usage; they spend more than 3 hours per day online via their smartphones (which equates to 43% of their total internet time). 2015 will probably see mobile web access reach parity with computers among this group. IT Center - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2
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University-wide initiative for modern, quality services
Introduces mobile access for students, faculty staff, and visitors
Began in 2012 and available as ◦ Android app (Google Play),
◦ iOS app (Apple iTunes), and
◦ web app - https://www.auth.gr/mobile
Mainly informational, but also for personalized services through browser login
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Minimize development efforts ◦ Avoid separate codebases for each target platform
◦ Provide for non-app access (web app)
Minimize content management ◦ Avoid separate content from main org website
◦ Draw live data from other sources
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Hybrid app
In-house development
Open-source dev tools
Tightly knit with university systems ◦ Central org website
◦ Institutional Directory
◦ Student Info Services
◦ Library biblio systems
◦ Computer lab login accounting
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HTML5 and jQuery front end
Based on PhoneGap (currently Apache Cordova)
Drupal CMS modules
GWT (Google Web Toolkit)
Google maps API
Titanium for iOS (Apple rejected initial hybrid ver) *
SSO Authentication
* non-native app was turned down as a simple web clippings content aggregator app
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No data stored or maintained for mobile app
Pulls live data from main organization website ◦ Informational pages
announcements
unit descriptions, org chart, contact persons
maps, building info and locations
◦ Search pages for people dir, library sources query interfaces
Drupal - Services module ◦ All Drupal nodes available in JSON and XML formats
Drupal - Views Datasource module ◦ custom drupal views transformed to various formats e.g. JSON,XML
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Search people (contact info)
Announcements live Maps, building locations/photos Administrative Structure Faculties and Schools info Student Info System Search Library Biblio Lab workstation availability Dining services menu Bus routes
Gym sessions
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Logged-in via SSO on mobile browser
Students have access to their ◦ courses
◦ syllabus and
◦ grades
Faculty can ◦ view their classes
◦ view registered students
◦ mail entire classes or individuals, without accessing student email addresses
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Mobile app on Google Play (6.5K current installs and a total 13.5K downloads)
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Mobile app on iTunes App Store (7.9K current installs)
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Further development is under way for: One codebase for all platforms Emphasis on personalized services
for AUTh community members Authorization of devices by means of OAuth Personal calendar for students and faculty Live notifications regarding ◦ course schedule changes ◦ personal notices from the Registar’s Office ◦ maintenance of the institutional account
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Quick access to info is critical and appreciated
Popularity among students makes dev efforts worthwhile
Hybrid apps, supported by open-source tools, a resource conserving method
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We are interested in the development efforts of other European Universities ◦ for possible collaborations ◦ or just for discussing/comparing
the different functionalities offered
Contact mobile [at] auth.gr
Spyros Xanthopoulos, Dimitris Daskopoulos, Charalambos Tsipizidis
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