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ICT in ELT – Factors Affecting Lecturers’ Usage of ICT : A Case Study in Higher Education in Vietnam Xuan Thu Dang a , Ngoc Thach Pham b , Tuyet Mai Ngo c , Van Giang Ngo d a Hanoi University, Vietnam; La Trobe University, Australia; b Hanoi University, Vietnam; Victoria University, Australia; c Hanoi University, Vietnam; University of New South Wales, Australia; d Hanoi University, Vietnam; University of Adelaide, Australia; First Teleconference on ICT in ELT in Vietnam September 23, 2012
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ICT in ELT – Factors Affecting Lecturers’ Usage of ICT: A Case Study in Higher Education in Vietnam
Xuan Thu Danga, Ngoc Thach Phamb, Tuyet Mai Ngoc, Van Giang Ngod
a Hanoi University, Vietnam; La Trobe University, Australia;b Hanoi University, Vietnam; Victoria University, Australia;c Hanoi University, Vietnam; University of New South Wales, Australia;d Hanoi University, Vietnam; University of Adelaide, Australia;
First Teleconference on
ICT in ELT in VietnamSeptember 23, 2012
Outline
• Introduction
• Research methods
• Results
Actual ICT use in ELT
Factors affecting ICT use
• Implications
• Questions & Comments
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Introduction
Importance of ICT in Vietnam’s education
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Education = top priority
ICT = transform education
quality
By 2015, 100% uni teachers will use ICT in teaching
School year 2008-2009 = year
of ICT in education.
(Directive No.55/2008/CT-BGDĐT); (Decision No.1400/2008/QD-TTG)
Study Site
4Partnerships with Australia, UK, USA, Japan & others
HANUPublic university;Founded in 1959
www.hanu.edu.vn
N=144
Facilities at HANU
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12 computer labs with 520 computers
Total 45 projectors
18 language labs
Total ~1000 desktop computers
250 computer in the main library
ICT definition in this Study
ICT
Computers
Internet
Software
(Generic + CALL)
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Main Research Questions
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• What is the actual use of ICT in lesson preparation & classroom teaching at HANU?
Actual ICT use in ELT
• What are major factors which could inhibit or facilitate ICT use in ELT at HANU?
Factors affecting ICT use
Research Methods
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Survey
Questionnaire
Technical facilites
ICT training
ICT use in language teaching
ICT enablers & barriers
ICT good practices
Demographics
Semi-structured Interviews
Why? How?
N = 116; Females: ~70%
Leadership: 37%
ICT experts: 7%
ELT teachers: 56%
N = 27;
SPSS
NVIVO
28 questions
Theoretical Framework
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The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT)(Venkatesh, et al., 2003) (http://www.istheory.yorku.ca/UTAUT.htm)
Results
ICT use
For lesson preparation
For classroom teaching
Factors
Inhibiting factors
Facilitating
factors
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ICT Use as per Skills/Subjects
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2.59%
3.45%
3.45%
4.31%
6.90%
9.48%
9.48%
11.21%
11.21%
13.79%
34.48%
42.24%
Literature
Phonetics
Cultures & Civilisation
Grammar
Translation
Pronunciation
Interpreting
Reading
Vocabulary
Writing
Speaking
Listening
Percentage of ICT use
New EDO at HANU
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Some Listening Resources
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http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/
http://www.abc.net.au/btn/stories.htm
Windows Media Player
Some Speaking Resources
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http://www.eslgold.com/speaking.html
http://iteslj.org/questions/
Extensive Resources Online
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http://www.youtube.com/education
http://www.teachertube.com/
http://www.youtube.com/
www.ted.com
www.thersa.org
OpenCourseWare Resources
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http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
EduNet OpenCourseWare
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ICT Tools for Lesson Preparation
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2.62.63.4
6.06.07.87.87.8
10.322.424.1
28.428.4
34.540.5
60.362.9
69.870.7
80.287.1
Video conferencing
VoiceThreads
Podcast
Hot Potatoes
Screencasting
Voice chat
Photo editing
E-lecture making
Video editing
Movie making
Mindmapping
Spreadsheet (Excel)
Educational blogs
Audio editing
Voice recording
Web browser
Internet download
Powerpoint
Internet search engine
Word processing
Percentage
Main ICT Tools for Preparation
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60.3 62.969.8 70.7
80.287.1
100 100 100 100 100 100
100 98.7 98.7 97.8 98.9 100.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
Web browser
Email Internet download
Powerpoint Internet search engine
Word processing
ICT use
usefulness
ease of use
ICT Tools for Classroom Teaching
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.0
.9
.9
.9
1.7
2.6
3.4
3.4
3.4
4.3
5.2
6.0
9.5
12.9
19.0
22.4
34.5
37.1
38.8
44.0
63.8
.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0
Voice chat Photo editingVoiceThreads
PodcastHot Potatoes Screencasting
Spreadsheet (Excel) Movie makingVideo editing
Video conferencing Educational blogsE-lecture making
MindmappingEmail
Internet downloadAudio editing
Voice recording Word processing
Web browser Internet search engine
Powerpoint
Percentage
Main ICT Tools for Classroom Teaching
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22.4
34.5 37.1 38.844.0
63.8
95 96.3100 100 100 100
67.5 92 100 100 98.9 97.8.0
20.0
40.0
60.0
80.0
100.0
120.0
Audio editing Voice recording
Word processing
Web browser Internet search engine
Powerpoint
ICT use
usefulness
ease of use
Basic ICT Use
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ICT users: 92.2% ICT non-users: 7.8%
Results
ICT use
For lesson preparation
For classroom teaching
Factors
Inhibiting factors
Facilitating
factors
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Inhibiting Factors to ICT Use
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Scale/Factor MeanStandard Deviation
Cronbach’s Alpha
Number of items
Limited access (LA) 3.61 .59 .79 4
Lack of ICT training (LIT) 3.37 .82 .82 3
Lack of ICT guidelines (LIG) 3.15 .79 .91 2
Technical problems (TP) 3.10 .52 .68 6
Increased workloads (IW) 2.81 1.04 .87 6
Lack of Leadership support (LLS)
2.64 .84 .89 2
Note: 1 = disagree; 2 = disagree a little; 3 = agree a little; 4 = agree
Teacher level
Institu-tional level
Facilitating Factors to ICT Use
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Scale/Factor MeanStandard Deviation
Cronbach’s Alpha
Number of items
Performance expectancy-teachers (PET)
3.79 .32 .86 9
Performance expectancy-students (PES)
3.58 .44 .81 5
Positive experiences (PE) 3.42 .50 .72 6
Effort expectancy (EE) 2.99 .68 .86 6
Note: 1 = disagree; 2 = disagree a little; 3 = agree a little; 4 = agree
Teacher level
Three Implications for Practice
ICT Guidelines
ICT Incentives
ICT Training
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Implication 1
ICT guidelines
Pedagogy
Purpose of ICT use
Wide dissemination
Vision
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Implication 2
Appropriate titles
Going to conferences
Public recognition
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ICT Incentives
Implication 3
On-
going
Resources
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ICT
Trai
nin
g
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/
Acknowledgements
o Dr. Howard Nicholas & Prof. Ramon Lewis, Education Faculty, La Trobe University, for their academic guidance;
o HANU staff for their participation in this study.
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Useful ICT tools for Languages ClassroomsShared by Nathan Lane at ICTEV 2012 Conference, Melbourne.
http://www.filetolink.com/9a1f5e3ccf
Questions & Comments
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Corresponding author:
Xuan Thu Dang
Email: [email protected]: http://latrobe.academia.edu/XuanThuDang
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/XUAN_THU_DANG/
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