Abstract
Large scale of binational survey with 3003 students from Monash and
Tel Aviv Universities was conducted. The main aim was to better understand
students’ actual experiences with digital technologies during their studies –
highlighting the technologies that students perceived as particularly helpful
and/or useful. Special attention was given to the differentiation usage of official
technologies resources versos non-official technologies resources. Thus, the
research questions were: (a) Are there cultural differences in digital
technologies resources usage and practices between Australian and Israeli students? (b) Are there cultural differences between Australian and Israeli
students regarding their perception of the usefulness of digital technologies
resources and practices? The results of this study confirmed the predominance
of ‘official’ digital resources, such as learning management systems and online
library resources. However large proportions of students unsurprisingly
reported on the usage of ‘non-official’ digital resources such as specialized
academic search services (such as Google Scholar and Web of Science) and
accessing subject-related videos and audio recordings on content sharing
websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia as well as communicating and/or
collaborating with other students through Facebook and other social networks.
Tel Aviv Universities was conducted. The main aim was to better understand
students’ actual experiences with digital technologies during their studies –
highlighting the technologies that students perceived as particularly helpful
and/or useful. Special attention was given to the differentiation usage of official
technologies resources versos non-official technologies resources. Thus, the
research questions were: (a) Are there cultural differences in digital
technologies resources usage and practices between Australian and Israeli students? (b) Are there cultural differences between Australian and Israeli
students regarding their perception of the usefulness of digital technologies
resources and practices? The results of this study confirmed the predominance
of ‘official’ digital resources, such as learning management systems and online
library resources. However large proportions of students unsurprisingly
reported on the usage of ‘non-official’ digital resources such as specialized
academic search services (such as Google Scholar and Web of Science) and
accessing subject-related videos and audio recordings on content sharing
websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia as well as communicating and/or
collaborating with other students through Facebook and other social networks.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning |
| Editors | J. Theo Bastiaens |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam Netherlands |
| Publisher | Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) |
| Pages | 1623-1630 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 - Amsterdan, Netherlands Duration: 24 Jun 2019 → 28 Jun 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2019 |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdan |
| Period | 24/06/19 → 28/06/19 |
Cite this
Cohen, A., Soffer, T., & Henderson, M. (2019). Understanding successful and sustained technology enabled learning across institutional and cultural contexts in higher education. In J. T. Bastiaens (Ed.), Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning (1st ed., pp. 1623-1630). Amsterdam Netherlands: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).