M. Zaki, H. El-Kanj, H. Salti, M. Abdul-Niby
(2020). TABLET-AIDED LECTURING EFFECTIVENESS: CASE OF THE AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF KUWAIT.
Volume 1, pp.291-302. Being frightened from becoming technologically outdated, higher educational institutions are nowadays competing to deploy the most advanced technologies in their teaching activities. With the exponential growth of technology, this becomes more challenging and resource-demanding; hence, the selection of a sustainable and effective technological solution that best supports the teaching, learning, sociological and pedagogical aspects within the institution becomes crucial. This paper investigates the effectiveness of tablet technology for in-class material delivery from the perspective of the students as well as two other learning tools that are provided by this technology which are: digital in-class written notes and video-recorded sessions. The study is conducted at the Australian College of Kuwait and involves three faculty members, four courses, and a total of 100 students from the Electrical Engineering department. The tablet device is a 2-in-1 stylus-enabled reversible laptop that can be used by the instructors for teaching, research, and other related activities. A quantitative methodology through the use of a questionnaire is then used to evaluate the intention to use, satisfaction, and effectiveness factors for each of the teaching and learning tools provided by tablets. The questionnaire results are finally analyzed through SPSS 25.0 software to draw a conclusion on each of these factors and their relationship with each of the analyzed teaching and learning tools.
Authors (New):
Mohamad Zaki
Hania El-Kanj
Hassan Salti
Mohammed Abdul-Niby
Affiliations:
Australian College of Kuwait, Kuwait
Keywords:
Tablet
E-learning
Student Satisfaction
Effectiveness
CDIO Standard 8
CDIO Standard 9
CDIO Standard 10
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