Students' Use of Personal Technologies in the University Classroom: Analysing the Perceptions of the Digital Generation
ARTICLE
Debra Langan, Nicole Schott, Timothy Wykes, Justin Szeto, Samantha Kolpin, Carla Lopez, Nathan Smith
Technology, Pedagogy and Education Volume 25, Number 1, ISSN 1475-939X
Abstract
Faculty frequently express concerns about students' personal use of information and communication technologies in today's university classrooms. As a requirement of a graduate research methodology course in a university in Ontario, Canada, the authors conducted qualitative research to gain an in-depth understanding of students' perceptions of this issue. Their findings reveal students' complex considerations about the acceptability of technology use. Their analysis of the broader contexts of students' use reveals that despite a technological revolution, university teaching practices have remained largely the same, resulting in "cultural lag" within the classroom. While faculty are technically "in charge", students wield power through course evaluations, surveillance technologies and Internet postings. Neoliberalism and the corporatisation of the university have engendered an "entrepreneurial student" customer who sees education as a means to a career. Understanding students' perceptions and their technological, social and political contexts offers insights into the tensions within today's classrooms.
Citation
Langan, D., Schott, N., Wykes, T., Szeto, J., Kolpin, S., Lopez, C. & Smith, N. (2016). Students' Use of Personal Technologies in the University Classroom: Analysing the Perceptions of the Digital Generation. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 25(1), 101-117. Retrieved August 11, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/176136/.
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