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Al-Adwan, Ahmad Samed; Al-Madadha, Amr; Zvirzdinaite, Zahra – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2018
Mobile devices are increasingly coming to penetrate people's daily lives. Mobile learning (m-learning) is viewed as key to the coming era of electronic learning (e-learning). In the meantime, the use of mobile devices for learning has made a significant contribution to delivering education among higher education students worldwide. However, while…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Handheld Devices, Readiness, Higher Education
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Neufeld, Philip G.; Delcore, Henry D. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018
Aim/Purpose: The effective adoption of an ICT across every segment of the student population may occur where the design, implementation and supports recognize and adjust for variations in adoption practices across the student population and the situatedness of the promoted ICT adoption. The goal of this study was to demonstrate methods to…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Information Technology
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Sarrab, Mohamed; Al Shibli, Ibtisam; Badursha, Nabeela – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2016
Mobile learning (M-learning) provides a new learning channel in which learners can access content and just in time information as required irrespective of the time and location. Even though M-learning is fast evolving in many regions of the world, research addressing the driving factors of M-learning adoption is in short supply. This article…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Higher Education
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Ioannou, Andri; Vasiliou, Christina; Zaphiris, Panayiotis – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
In this study, we enhanced a problem-based learning (PBL) environment with affordable, everyday technologies that can be found in most university classrooms (e.g., projectors, tablets, students' own smartphones, traditional paper-pencil, and Facebook). The study was conducted over a 3-year period, with 60 postgraduate learners in a human-computer…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Classroom Environment, Universities, Educational Environment
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Lawrence, Barry A. M. – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT; Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, & Davis, 2003) model to investigate factors predicting the acceptance of iPad tablets by learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) at a technical vocational college in Saudi Arabia. An online survey was conducted on 199 male learners,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education
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Tabor, Sharon W. – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2016
Mobile devices are the constant companions of technology users of all ages. Studies show, how-ever, that making calls is a minimal part of our engagement with today's smart phones and that even texting has fallen off, leaving web browsing, gaming, and social media as top uses. A cross-disciplinary group of faculty at our university came together…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Program Implementation, Performance Factors, Student Attitudes
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Strong, Robert; Irby, Travis L.; Dooley, Larry M. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2013
Mobile technology is pervasive at institutions across the U.S. The study was framed with self-efficacy theory, self-directed learning theory, and the unified theory for acceptance and use of technology. The purpose of this study was to assess undergraduate students' behavioral intention towards mobile technology acceptance in agricultural…
Descriptors: Influences, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students