Applying the UTAUT model in Engineering Higher Education: Teacher´s technology adoption

Author

Marques, Bertil P. ; Villate, Jaime E. ; Carvalho, Carlos Vaz

Author_Institution

Dept. Eng. Inf., ISEP, Porto, Portugal

fYear

2011

fDate

15-18 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Many research theories try to explain the adoption/rejection of technology by the users. One of them focuses on the study of the acceptance and the intention of its use and it is named Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The main goal of this article is to model the verification of the adequacy of UTAUT to the use of information technologies (IT) in pedagogical processes in Higher Education (HE). A research methodology centered on the analysis of the use of the e-learning platform in the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) has been developed in order to validate the factors in that context.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; educational institutions; engineering education; further education; Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto; UTAUT model; e-learning platform; engineering higher education; information technology; pedagogical process; teacher technology adoption; unified theory of acceptance and use of technology; Educational institutions; Electronic learning; Information technology; Silicon; Technological innovation; Training; E-Learning platform; Higher Education; ISEP; MOODLE; UTAUT Model;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2011 6th Iberian Conference on

Conference_Location

Chaves

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1487-0

Type

conf

Filename

5974236