Impact of Technology on Post-secondary Classroom Culture

Impact of Technology on Post-secondary Classroom CultureA critical literature reviewSusan W. BontlyCynthia GomezSamar KhalilTahani MansourNew Mexico State University

Cynthia Gomez () - Thank you much better-I'll start adding to it.Samar Khalil () - I believe so, I will add for slides for themCynthia Gomez () - Ladies shouldln't we add the 4 areas of our literature review findings.IntroductionBackground of technology use in postsecondary education.Educational benefits of technology in the postsecondary classroom.Impacts of technology on classroom culture.

Understanding the perceptions of students regarding the effectiveness of technology use and their proficiency and knowledge of specific types of ICT tools are both influential and critical to the success or failure of integration of ICT in higher education settings. (Venkatesh, Croteau, & Rabah, 2014, p. 110).

Overview of the studyThe main goal of this study is to understand how technology affected or impacted classroom culture.We determined what makes up a classroom culture and how that environment is or is not conducive to learning, with an emphasis on the effect of technology.We identified the positive and negative aspects of classroom culture that lent themselves to the learning of technology in the post-secondary classrooms.

Background and relevance to previous workResearch on using technology in postsecondary classroom. Significance of this study.What is culture:Definition of school culture.Definition of classroom culture.

General MethodologyGathering research studies from a variety of educational and technology-focused databases using citation pearl growing (Rowley and Slack, 2004, p.35).Expert witnesses (Metcalfe, 2003)/cross-examine each study.The matrix method: compiling extensive amounts of studies (Goldman & Schmalz, 2004).

Results Technology has changed classroom culture in the terms of the four areas we investigated.Technology has positive impact on the four aspects of the classroom culturethe four areas are overlapping.

Sense of communityClassroom community characteristicConnectedness and learningPositive and negative impacts

Student-instructor interactionIndependence/interdependence developmentPeer-peer interactionInstructor-student interactionPositive and negative impacts

Connecting and expanding learningCommunication technologiesThe functionality of tools Future recommendationsPositive and negative impacts

Personalized learning opportunitiesCustomization and adaptabilityPersonalized formal and informal learningPositive and negative impacts

Educational implicationsCommonality of recmmendations Student and instructor trainingRight tool for right purposeStructured instructional planCooperative learningInstructional design

Contact information:Susan W. Bontly, susanbnm@nmsu.edu Cynthia Gomez, cyndan1@nmsu.edu Samar Khalil, semsem@nmsu.edu Tahani Mansour, mdala3@nmsu.edu New Mexico State University

A complete list of the resources used in our analysis can be found at http://bit.ly/1THKMgt