Uses and Benefits of Technology in Colleges

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my deepest gratitude for my research supervisor, fellow students, peers, interview respondents and family whose immense and constant support has been a source of continuous guidance and inspiration throughout this study project.

DECLARATION

I [your full first name and surname], declare that this thesis and its complete content is the result of my individual unaided effort, and no part of this thesis has been submitted or published before. This thesis reflects my individual opinion in terms of the findings of the research on the topic of discussion, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of my college.

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ABSTRACT

In this thesis, I tried to explore the concept of the use of technology in colleges and how the students get benefit from using technology. The research also analyses the current technology applications and tools being used in the colleges in UK. The technology being used in colleges for educational purposes aids in facilitation of effective learning practices in order to enhance the performance of students, by utilising available, appropriate and advanced technological resources. However, there is a great advancement in technology during the recent years, and the colleges have also adopted the latest technology in order to benefit their students. There is a clear benefit of the technologies used in colleges, for enhancing the learning process of the students, which can be identified by comparing the colleges of today with times when advanced technology was not used in colleges. The research comprises of mix methodology approach, in which, the secondary research is conducted by reviewing literature from academic literature resources. The primary research is performed by conducting semi-structured interviews of the students and teachers of my college.

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

LIST OF TABLESVII

LIST OF FIGURESVIII

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION9

1.1Outline of the Thesis9

1.2Background of the Study9

1.3Problem Statement10

1.4Aims and Objectives10

1.5Research Questions11

1.6Ethical Concern11

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW12

2.1Education Technology12

2.2Examples of Technologies Used in Colleges13

2.21Computer Systems13

2.22Use of College/Class Website13

2.23Web 2.014

2.24Wireless Microphones14

2.25Use of Smartphones14

2.26Interactive Whiteboards15

2.27Digital Video from Central Server15

2.28Digital Games15

2.29Podcasts16

2.3Learning and Technology16

2.4Benefits of Technology18

2.5Impacts of Technology in Colleges19

2.6Colleges at the time of No Technology21

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY22

3. 1Study Design22

3. 2Data Collection Method22

3. 3Assessment Tool23

3. 4Data Analysis Method23

3. 5Selection Criteria24

3.41Inclusion Criteria24

3.42Exclusion Criteria24

3. 6Resources and Costs24

3. 7Confidentiality24

CHAPTER 04: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS26

4.1Interview Analysis26

4.2Discussion of Findings Related to Literature Review32

CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS35

5.1Conclusion35

5.2Recommendations for Further Research36

5.3Limitations of the Study37

REFERENCES38

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Gender of interview respondents20

Table 2: Diversity of interview respondents21

Table 3: Types of technologies used in class22

Table 4: Benefits of using technology in college23

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Gender of the interview respondents21

Figure 2: Diversity of interview respondents22

Figure 3: Types of technologies used in class23

Figure 4: Benefits of using technology in college25

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Outline of the Thesis

The thesis comprises of five chapters, and the first chapter of the thesis provides an introduction of the topic along with background of the study, problem statement and justification of the study. The first chapter also includes the research questions and aims and objectives of the study. Chapter 2 surveys the contemporary academic literature in connection with the research questions outlined in ...