Use of Mobile Devices in Teaching and Learning in Engineering Universities of Bangladesh

Abstract

The study investigated the use of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and notebooks in teaching and learning in engineering universities of Bangladesh. Focusing on the four factors namely; benefits, future possibilities, preferences and external influence. The research aimed to explore specifically the perception of engineering faculty members in the selected Bangladesh universities. The main objective of the study was to investigate the use of mobile devices in teaching and learning in engineering universities of Bangladesh. The primary data was collected using adapted Mobile Learning Readiness Survey on 184 respondents sent to them by email using a stratified sampling technique. It was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation, frequencies and percentages. The study found that the use of mobile devices will improve the twenty first-century teaching skills, mobile learning will bring new education opportunities, and faculty members prefer to use an electronic textbook rather than a traditional textbook. The researcher recommends that the selected universities should provide adequate mobile teaching devices to their faculty members, initiate in-service training regarding the use of mobile devices and the use of mobile technology to be a priority for teaching students with special needs.