Identifying discriminating variables that determine mobile learning adoption by educators

An initial study

Abstract

Given the prevalence of mobile devices in everyday life and recent interest in using mobiles in education, it is critical to understand teachers’ perspectives regarding mobile technology and its possible integration in their teaching. Therefore a small scale study (n=42) was conducted on a group of tertiary educators from around NZ in order to provide an initial idea of the attitudes, characteristics and variables that best discriminate educators attitudes towards the inclusion of mobile technology into learning. The study was also aimed at highlighting some of the key advantages and barriers that mobile technology offers to education from an educator’s perspective. The concepts highlighted in this study aim to identify key areas that play a part in educator’s adoption of mobile technology and will provide the basis for a wider survey.