r-TOLA: An Architecture for Real Time Open Learning Application for Universities

Obtaining degree from university involves rigorous research work and findings. Some subjects/courses are very challenging that made it essential to form study groups among students. Besides attending regular lectures, it is demanding to manage time for such study groups. As a result, most of the time, students perform below expectation in their academic activities. Meanwhile, managing a central real time open learning application will help in maintaining group study easily as well as improve students´ academic performance. Hence, this paper proposes a Real Time Open Learning Application for University (r-TOLA) which consists of huge academic study group´s history that will, help students to dig into archives, search case studies, questions, projects and answers. This will also benefit lecturer to know the trend in students´ performance.