Exploring College Professors' Perception of Instructional Technologies and Strategies While Teaching in Technology-Infused Learning Environments

• In Event: 63.085 - Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: 63.085-5 - Poster Session: Faculty, Curriculum, and Teaching

Abstract

Recent advancements in instructional technology and interactive learning spaces within undergraduate institutes necessitate college professors to effectively utilize them to facilitate students learning. However, little is known about how college professors make instructional decisions in such learning environments and reasons for their choices and actions. Therefore, purpose of this study is to investigate college professors’ pedagogical reasoning behind utilizing various instructional technologies and teaching strategies to foster undergraduate student learning in technology-infused learning environments. Participants of this study were four college professors from a Midwestern university who conducted their courses in a classroom based on the ‘SCALE-UP model’. Primary data sources included classroom observations, interviews, and questionnaires. Data were analyzed using constant comparative method to find common themes that emerged.

Authors

• Chamathca Priyanwada Kuda-Malwathumullage, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Soonhye Park, University of Iowa

• Renee Cole, The University of Iowa