The rapid development of mobile and
wireless communication technology has had a great impact on education. Previous
researchers have implemented mobile device-assisted learning that is known as mobile learning. Mobile learning offers
new opportunities for educators and learners in attempt to improve their
quality of teaching and learning. However, mobile learning is still rarely used.
One of the factors that influence it is that the teachers are still reluctant
to implement mobile learning. In fact, the successful implementation of mobile
learning is strongly influenced by the positive perception of its users. Therefore,
it is very important to know the perception of the education lecturers. The aim
of this study is to investigate the background and perception of educators in
mobile learning. The method used in this study was descriptive method with
qualitative approach. The data were collected from education lecturers who
teach in Universitas Syiah Kuala by means of questionnaires and interviews. The
results show that education lecturers in Universitas Syiah Kuala had positive
perceptions of mobile learning. Interestingly, although
they are not from ICT-related education, they are currently working with the ICT-related
job and interested in implementing mobile learning. The financial and
device issues were not to be the obstacles for the lecturers to integrate
mobile learning in their class and most of them are ready to implement mobile
learning before 2 years.
Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 27 Aralık 2017 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 15 Eylül 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2017Cilt: 3 Sayı: 9 |
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