Teaching information technology to the ‘computer shy’: a theoretical perspective on a practical problem

Selwyn, Neil

doi:10.1080/13636829700200023

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“…It could be argued that the reason for the low use of EMRK by pre-service teachers in this study was the fact that the technology itself may have been a barrier to its use. In a review of previous studies on why people are anxious in their adoption of new technologies, Selwyn (1997) indicated that there may be psychological, sociological or operational factors behind an individual's reticence in using ICT. Interestingly however, when pre-service teachers were asked to report on their success rate for recording classroom data using traditional methods that did not involve the use of technology (e.g.…”

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Intentions and Behaviours: Record-Keeping Practices of Pre-Service Teachers During Professional Experience

Shaw

Pedersen

Cooley

et al. 2013

AJTE

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Intentions and Behaviours: Record-Keeping Practices of Pre-Service Teachers During Professional Experience

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Cooley

et al. 2013

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“…In addition, in a review of previous studies of computer anxiety, or what may be called digital divide was conducted by Selwyn (1997) cited in Preston, Cox & Cox (1999), found that a major deterrent to the use of computers by teachers was computer phobia. These teacher anxieties could be caused by:…”

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Handling Digital Divide among Students in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions: A Discourse

Onwe¹,

Ezekwe²

2014

PAR

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The use of ICT in tertiary institutions for learning, researching, teaching and community development is an ongoing reality in 21 st century. However, the inequalities that exist among tertiary students are the source of a significant anxiety. Such inequalities need to be detected and addressed and therefore close the digital divide. This qualitative study discusses the digital divide among Students by using ICT access/skills and inadequate ICT facilities in tertiary institutions. Results obtained revealed that there is presence of digital divide in the tertiary institutions environment. Such inequalities with respect to technology imply inadequate ICT resources available and difficult to access the facilities. It is noteworthy that the fact that not all tertiary students use ICT in carrying out their research and sources bibliography for academic purposes, but they use such ICT facilities more frequently for social/personal gains.

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“…However, most students claimed that they do not learn IT skills through their academic studies. They learn by trial and error, and rely mostly on peer support, especially those who consider themselves computer shy (Davis, 1999;McEuen, 2001;Selwyn, 1997).…”

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Providing a Technology Edge for Liberal Arts Students

Chao¹,

Butler²,

Ryan³

2003

JITE:Research

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Executive SummaryStudents' employability has long been a challenging issue for many liberal arts colleges and universities. There has been widespread recognition recently that liberal arts students are highly valued as employees. But there is also a public perception that liberal arts students may not be well equipped to face the challenges of employment in the information age. This study is a collaborative effort among three Canadian universities: the University of Alberta, the University of British Columbia, and the University of New Brunswick. At these universities students were surveyed across the liberal arts disciplines, which were defined broadly to include the fields of fine arts, the humanities, and the social science disciplines. (In the remainder of this paper, we use the term "arts" to include all of the liberal arts.) The focus of investigation was the popular perception that arts students "have fallen behind," or are languishing on the wrong side of a "digital divide" with respect to their computer skills, and as a consequence are at a disadvantage when it comes to employment success immediately after graduation.This research served as the first phase of a two-year project that aims to address the computing skills gap in liberal arts curricula and to provide a technology edge for students' employability. This Technology Edge project will accomplish the following set of goals in three phases:Phase I: Needs Assessment• survey the differences in information technology (IT) competencies between 4 th year liberal arts and non-arts students • solicit detailed descriptions of IT competencies from current arts employers Phase II: Design and Development• develop learning materials and strategies which address students' IT skill needs Phase III: Pilot Implementation • integrate and evaluate IT learning materials and strategies in several arts courses • accurately measure arts students' IT training during the pilot projects through testingThe last two goals, as listed above, are currently in the process of completion and will be the subject of further development and documentation in this on-going project. This paper summarizes the results from Phase I.Student surveys and employer focus groups were used to measure the perceived skill level differences in IT competencies between liberal arts and non-arts students at the three institutions me ntioned above. As the Canadian university system supports over 580 000 students annually (Statistics Canada, 1999), the hope is that this survey will help other Canadian Universities, and in a wider sense all universities, to develop their IT Material published as part of this journal, either on-line or in print, is copyrighted by the publisher of the Journal of Information Technology Education. Permission to make digital or paper copy of part or all of these works for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that the copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage AND that copies 1) bear this notice in full and 2) give the full citat...

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Teaching information technology to the ‘computer shy’: a theoretical perspective on a practical problem

Cited by 26 publications

References 28 publications

Intentions and Behaviours: Record-Keeping Practices of Pre-Service Teachers During Professional Experience

Intentions and Behaviours: Record-Keeping Practices of Pre-Service Teachers During Professional Experience

Handling Digital Divide among Students in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions: A Discourse

Providing a Technology Edge for Liberal Arts Students

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