Faculty use and perception of mobile information and communication technology (m-ICT) for teaching practices

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to consider faculty use and perception of mobile information and communication technology (m-ICT) for teaching practices. The researchers examined qualitative responses about specific m-ICT use and efficiency amongst Korean and US faculty (n = 59) at three different institutions. Findings from multi-level textual analyses showed faculty in both countries utilised m-ICTs for content delivery and student support; however, there were some notable differences with regard to instructor-guided content and faculty–student communication. Results suggest the need for future research linking the technology use and social interaction components to pedagogy to promote effective m-ICT use.

Keywords:

• faculty
• technology
• mobile learning
• college and university
• information and communication technology
• semantic network analysis
• open-ended survey

Acknowledgements

The earlier version of this paper was presented at the Asia Triple Helix Society panel at the CollNet & WIS 2012 in Seoul, South Korea. Many thanks go to research assistants, Ji-Young Park, Ji-Young Kim, Seoung-Cheol Choi, Ji-Yeun Kim and Yun-Cheol Heo.