scholarly journals The adoption of technology in Higher/ Nursing Education

Curationis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S M Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Adoption Process ◽  
Personnel Development ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Higher Education

This is a review article on the adoption of technology in higher education. Higher education in general is looked at. Nursing Education is also higher education and therefore it will not be addressed separately, but mentioned in some instances. The article presents a look into how students and lecturers experience change, as well as barriers they perceive in the integration and adoption of technology. Some suggestions are made to the adoption process as well as the necessity for personnel development in information technology. The role that Information Technology personnel play in the adoption and integration process of technology is also discussed.

scholarly journals The preparedness of subject librarians to meet the challenges of information technology in higher education institutions in Kwa-Zulu Natal

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Sizeni Makhathini
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Skills Transfer ◽  
Electronic Questionnaires ◽  
Technology In Higher Education

This study investigates the preparedness of subject librarians to meet the challenges of information technology in higher education institutions in the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. The objectives of the study were to identify different technologies that subject librarians use, also to investigate the preparedness of subject librarians to meet the challenges of information technology as it changes rapidly. Furthermore to determine the areas in their technological skills that subject librarians need to improve or strengthen; and to investigate whether the surveyed institutions are providing training and development programmes to re-skill and update subject librarians on new technologies. The target population for this study was subject librarians from major academic institutions in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Electronic questionnaires were administered to subject librarians for data collection purpose. The study revealed some weaknesses in the use of some technology as well as challenges being faced in skills transfer using technology. Recommendations were made on support from the management of universities in re-skilling subject librarians and pro-active actions from subject librarians should they encounter something new in technology.

Teachers’ motivation to adopt technology in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lavina Sharma ◽  
Mallika Srivastava
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Ease Of Use ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Technology In Higher Education

Purpose The higher education, universities and institutions across the world have increasingly adopted information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for curriculum development, learning and teaching, and for administrative activities. The use of technology to facilitate learning is gaining acceptance across various educational institutions. In order to use technology in the best possible manner, it becomes essential that the teacher should be willing to accept the technology and use it for the teaching activities. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to understand the teachers’ motivation toward adopting technology in the higher education. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory-descriptive approach is used in this research. The sampling frame for the study is the teachers employed in the management institutes in Bengaluru, Pune, Indore and Delhi. A simple random sampling technique is used for identifying the sample for the study. A self-administered questionnaire was employed to measure the validity of items measuring the teacher’s intention to use technology. Findings The results of the study confirm a significant positive impact of value beliefs (VB), social influence (SI) and perceived ease of use (PEOU) on the behavioral intention (BI) to use technology by the teachers. However, the study does not establish the relationship between self-efficacy and BI to use technology by teachers. Practical implications The use of technology will be an important area in the field of higher education where it becomes crucial to understand the motivation factors that lead to the adoption of ICT in the classroom and the curriculum. In order to successfully integrate technology into the teaching-learning process, it is concluded that the factors that positively influence the BI to use technology include the VB, PEOU and the SI. Originality/value This study contributes toward the study of teachers’ motivation in the adoption of technology in higher education in India.

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