With the increased popularity of mobile devices on campus, having particular apps is an important asset for increasing student and community engagement. Thus why Howard University recently launched its own Howard Mobile app, which lets members of the Howard University community stay connected to university life information and services with the touch of a button.
Some features of the Howard Mobile app includes mobile access to campus maps and real-time bus schedules, the entire course catalog, the latest university news, sports schedules and more.
Blackboard and Howard University built Howard Mobile to support native device interfaces, meaning the app is built for performance while keeping the user experience in mind.
Based in San Francisco, the Blackboard Mobile Central team has partnered with hundreds of institutions to provide innovative mobile solutions that enrich teaching and learning and enhance campus life and community.
The Howard Mobile app is available for free on iOS, Android and all other web-enabled devices through the mobile web. A BlackBerry version is scheduled for release in December 2012. You can download Howard Mobile from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, directly from your device.
In his book, Viral: How Social Networking Is Poised to Ignite Revival, Leonard Sweet says the current generation can be identified as the (TGIF) generation, which means: Twitter, Google, iPhone and Facebook. With this in mind, benefits can only beckon efficient change to HBCU’s by immersing their selves in the technology savvy world.
