Welcome to the Technology in Education issue
IAFOR Journal of Education: Volume 12 – Issue 2 – Technology in Education
Editor: Michael P. Menchaca, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoaa
Associate Editors Daniel L. Hoffman, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, & Devayani Tirthali, Research Associate, India
Published: August 30, 2024
ISSN: 2187-0594
https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.12.2
Dear Readers,
The editors of IAFOR’s Journal of Education: Technology in Education welcome you to peruse this issue’s collection of articles exploring technology’s continued influence of education! Most notably, a post-pandemic increased comfort with technology-mediated virtual educational settings coupled with the rapid development of AI has moved the field of education to a new normal. The articles in this special issue engage with the challenges and opportunities brought on by this shift as well as the need for newer conceptualisations.
Four of the articles underscore the evolving role of AI and Machine Learning (ML) in education, the opportunities and challenges such evolution poses to traditional teaching and assessment, and the need to equip students and educators with skills necessary to navigate the complexities of AI-driven innovation. The remaining three articles discuss implications of “the virtual,” ranging from the experience of first year students in a hybrid course to techno-pedagogical models for virtual Language learning classrooms to shifting conceptualisations of international students in the age of virtual student exchange programs.
The articles examine these aspects of technology in education using a diverse array of methods including experimental design with intervention, exploratory qualitative inquiry, phenomenological investigation, surveys, and design research. Continuing the diversity of global engagement, this year we offer articles written by authors spanning countries from east to west including South Korea, Japan, Thailand, The Philippines, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Croatia, and Mexico. Thus, supporting IAFOR’s commitment encouraging interdisciplinary discussion, facilitating intercultural awareness, and promoting international exchange, this year we present the following seven thought provoking articles.
Read the full Editors' Introduction HERE.
Overall, given the quality and diversity of articles, we hope you find them thought provoking and inspiring as we navigate the new realities of technology in education.
Devayani Tirthali, Associate Editor
Daniel L. Hoffman, Associate Editor, and
Michael P. Menchaca, Editor
IAFOR Journal of Education: Technology in Education
Articles
Factors Influencing Teachers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence for Instructional Purposes
Mukhammadfoik Bakhadirov, Westminster International University, Uzbekistan
Rena Alasgarova, Baku Oxford School, Azerbaijan
Jeyhun Rzayev, ADA University, Azerbaijan
Perception of ChatGPT Usage for Homework Assignments: Students’ and Professors’ Perspectives
Irena Miljkovic Krecar, VERN’ University, Croatia
Maja Kolega, VERN’ University, Croatia
Lana Jurcec, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Developing a Course on Human-Centered Machine Learning-Based Product Design
Eui-Chul Jung, Seoul National University, South Korea
Meile Le, Hanyang University, South Korea
Internationalized Students: Examining Students’ Experiences in Virtual Study Abroad Programs in Japan
Ariunaa Enkhtur, Osaka University, Japan
Ming Li, Osaka University, Japan
Using AI-Powered Speech Recognition Technology to Improve English Pronunciation and Speaking Skills
Nutprapha K. Dennis, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Thailand
Academic and Social Adjustment to Post-Pandemic Hybrid Learning: A Phenomenological Study of Filipino First-Year Engineering Students’ Experiences
Maria Cristina M. Firmante, De La Salle University, Philippines
The Influence of E-Comics on English Lexical Competence in Virtual Higher Education
Norma Flores-González, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México
Vianey Castelán Flores, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México
Mónica Zamora Hernández, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, México
