DrexelOne Mobile for Smartphones
DrexelOne Mobile is a free app that lets to users access personal, academic, financial, and career information from phones running Android, BlackBerry, iOS, and Windows Phone. It's already been downloaded over 32,000 times!
While the focus of the app is on providing quick information to the students, faculty, and professional staff at Drexel, it's usable by everyone interested in Drexel campus maps, a directory, local merchants and menus, shuttle bus information, Dragon athletics, and general campus news and events.
How do I get DrexelOne Mobile?
Use the links and QR codes below to get the right app for your type of phone and scroll down to see which features are supported on your platform. Our goals are a native look and feel with broad feature parity while exploiting platform-specific features where useful.
Does DrexelOne Mobile do email?
Of course not—every phone that runs DrexelOne Mobile has a really good built-in email app that works with Drexel's servers. See the mobile email instructions on AskDrexel for setup instructions.
Does DrexelOne Mobile work with Blackboard?
Consistent with the idea of DrexelOne Mobile as a dashboard of important information, the app shows course announcements, events, and gradebook entries (all are holdovers from Drexel's previous system); faculty also can see some student activity tracking data from the Photo Class List area. To get the most from Learn 9 while on the go you should install the Blackboard Learn Mobile app, for which Drexel has purchased an "Institutional License" so that the app is free to you. You can learn more about the app and find appstore links (for Android, BlackBerry, and iOS) at the Blackboard Learn Mobile web page.
What features does DrexelOne Mobile have?
A lot! The focus has been on creating a dashboard for time-critical information and a tool to find more information both from your own records and from public information sources at Drexel. The sections below shows the major functions; the tables dive into the nitty-gritty of features on each platform.
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Academics
Shows students their courses, advisors, instructor contact information, schedules, and reported grades. Shows faculty teaching load and photo class lists.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Courses I'm teaching |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Academic Advisors |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Courses I'm taking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Agenda view schedule |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Grid view schedule |
Yes |
No |
Mar '13 |
Yes |
| Finals grid schedule |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| GPA and grades |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Photo Class Lists
Shows students currently registered in a class and ways to contact those students. Selecting a student provides student and advisor contact info, and the Blackboard Learn gradebook for the student in this class.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Basic student list |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email students |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Selected |
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Course Details
Course meeting information (when and where), instructors with contact information, and Blackboard Learn announcements, events, and gradebook for each course that you're taking.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Meeting times and places |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Map |
| Link courses to phone's calendar |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Partial |
| Blackboard Announcements |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blackboard Calendar/Events |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Blackboard Gradebook |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Instructors and Advisors
Contact information and your course instructors and academic advisors. (Phone numbers are not shown for teaching assistants. Not all addresses can be mapped.)
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Show title and department |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Phone person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Show on map |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add to contacts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Notices
Shows key university announcements about your academic progress and status at the university. Student may choose to have notices "pushed" to their phone as the notices are posted.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Grade postings/changes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Holds placed on your records |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Push notification |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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Coop
Shows the schedule of upcoming on-campus coop job interviews. Tapping an interview shows details of it including the job number, employer, title, and description.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Agenda view of interviews |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Details of job |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Balances
Shows dollars, meals, and guest passes remaining on DragonCards. For medical faculty and all professional staff, shows accrued leave time.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Funds available |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| List recent transactions |
Mar '13 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Meals/guest passes available |
Mar '13 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Accrued leave time |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Adjustable leave day estimates |
Yes |
No |
May '13 |
Yes |
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Campus Maps
Campus maps for University City, Center City, Queen Lane, and Sacramento.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Select campus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Markers for each building |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
+Clustering |
| Search by name |
Yes |
No |
No |
+Filtering |
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Directory
Find students, faculty, or professional staff at Drexel, the College of Medicine, or the Academy of Natural Sciences.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Select type of person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Phone person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Email person |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Show on map |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add to contacts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Food and Shopping
List merchants who accept the DragonCard, provide contact and hours information, display menus where available.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Food and shopping categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Merchant subcategories |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Open/closed indicator on list |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Time bar |
| Hans & Club menus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full/Vegetarian/Vegan menus |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full nutritional information |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Menus for additional restaurants |
Some |
No |
Some |
Some |
| Show on map |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Add to contacts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Transportation
Shuttle bus schedules with GPS-enhanced walking time+distance estimates.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Quick view of upcoming buses |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| GPS walking time estimate |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full schedule of each route |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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News and Events
Campus events calendar selectable by event category and sub-category. Feature stories from Drexel Now and news from The Triangle.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Two-week view of events |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Filtering |
| Selectable by event categories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Drexel Now feature stories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Filtering |
| News from The Triangle |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Filtering |
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Athletics
News about the Drexel Dragons, scores from recent Dragons games, and upcoming events with home games highlighted.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| News by sport/topic |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Filtering |
| Recent scores |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Date range |
| Upcoming games |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
+Date range |
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Candid Campus
DrexelOne's photo-of-the-day and alternate caption diversion.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Recent photos archive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Submit photo and caption |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Write alternate captions |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Vote on alternate captions |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Candid Question
DrexelOne's poll-of-the-day and commenting diversion.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Recent polls archive |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Answer the poll |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Write comments |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Rate others' comments |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Miscellaneous
Additional functions pertaining to app settings or the app itself rather than the services that it accesses.
| Function |
Android |
BlackBerry |
iPhone/iPad |
WinPhone |
| Favorite functions page |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Privacy PIN for personal data |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Feature request/bug report |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Report unexpected quits |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Release notes/update notices |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Remember settings on logout |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Live Tile/Widget |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
| Enhanced offline use |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
What if I have ideas for new functions?
Well, you shouldn't keep them to yourself! Visit our suggestions website to let us know what you're thinking. Be sure to look to see if someone else already had a similar idea &mdahs; if so, throw some of your votes behind that idea to help it achieve critical mass and add a comment to explain your unique twist on it.
The suggestions website is the chief way that IRT prioritized user suggestions for new functions. You can expect that we'll typically respond within a day of your suggestions, that we'll ask follow-up questions to get a better understanding of what you seek, and that we may engage you in a "great debate" about why your idea would have benefit to many people and why a mobile phone is the right place for such a feature. Together, we can vet the idea and decide how to handle it.