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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Studies in Higher Education |
| Early online date | 3 Dec 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 3 Dec 2019 |
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Keywords
- social media
- virtual learning environment
- higher education
- productivity
- digital natives
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Examining the impact of digital technologies on students’ higher education outcomes : the case of the virtual learning environment and social media. / Lacka, Ewelina; Wong, Tse Chiu.
In: Studies in Higher Education, 03.12.2019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the impact of digital technologies on students’ higher education outcomes
T2 - the case of the virtual learning environment and social media
AU - Lacka, Ewelina
AU - Wong, Tse Chiu
PY - 2019/12/3
Y1 - 2019/12/3
N2 - Digital natives is a term used to describe current Higher Education (HE) students, whose lives are proliferated by digital technologies. To cater to needs of this new generation of students, HE institutions increasingly adopt digital tools such as Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) and Social Media (SM). Little is known, however, about the impact of these digital technologies on students’ HE outcomes. Drawing from service productivity theories, this study aims to address this gap. Through exploratory sequential mixed research methods, we identify five HE outcomes and reveal that Learning-Oriented Outcomes are the most important in HE even when digital technologies are not used; and these outcomes are further enhanced when students use VLE. Learning-Oriented Outcomes, however, are the least important when SM is used in HE; students tend to prioritise outcomes related to Knowledge Transfer instead. Our research findings derive theoretical and practical contributions, and open up avenues for future research.
AB - Digital natives is a term used to describe current Higher Education (HE) students, whose lives are proliferated by digital technologies. To cater to needs of this new generation of students, HE institutions increasingly adopt digital tools such as Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) and Social Media (SM). Little is known, however, about the impact of these digital technologies on students’ HE outcomes. Drawing from service productivity theories, this study aims to address this gap. Through exploratory sequential mixed research methods, we identify five HE outcomes and reveal that Learning-Oriented Outcomes are the most important in HE even when digital technologies are not used; and these outcomes are further enhanced when students use VLE. Learning-Oriented Outcomes, however, are the least important when SM is used in HE; students tend to prioritise outcomes related to Knowledge Transfer instead. Our research findings derive theoretical and practical contributions, and open up avenues for future research.
KW - social media
KW - virtual learning environment
KW - higher education
KW - productivity
KW - digital natives
U2 - 10.1080/03075079.2019.1698533
DO - 10.1080/03075079.2019.1698533
M3 - Article
JO - Studies in Higher Education
JF - Studies in Higher Education
SN - 0307-5079
ER -