In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, the clarity, measurability, and alignment of course objectives are more critical than ever. Effective course design hinges on well-defined learning objectives that guide both instruction and assessment. However, creating these objectives can be a daunting task for faculty, especially when…

Amid the growing interest in generative AI technologies like ChatGPT for educational purposes, this research seeks to better understand Chinese EFL learners' acceptance and usage of them for L2 writing purposes. This study conducts an investigation by establishing a structural equation model that incorporates the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)…

Innovative Development of the Potential to Integrate Modern Technology for Buddhist Monks as Promoters of Buddhism in the Mekong Region employed a mixed-method research and development approach. The objectives were: to investigate the current conditions and factors influencing the development of innovations for disseminating Buddhism by monks in…

This research employs the spherical fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (SFAHP) to prioritize key factors shaping the higher education quality in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam within the context of increasing digitalization. Through a structured hierarchy encompassing criteria such as accessibility of digital resources, adaptability and innovation,…

Background/purpose: Blended learning can be an effective solution for improving the quality of education. The research problem lies in the lack of interest among a number of Iraqi university professors in improving blended learning in universities, as well as the lack of interest among students in developing and implementing blended learning in…

Recent studies have highlighted the value of providing teachers TPACK-based courses in English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teacher training, yet its role in English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) settings remains largely unexplored. This study, focusing on the case of a semester-long TPACK-based teacher preparation course designed for pre-service…

This article explores the integration of generative AI tools (GenAI) into a writing activity that helps second language (L2) writers critically evaluate AI-generated texts and build their confidence in writing. The activity was implemented in a graduate-level English language course at a university in the United States. In class, students wrote…

Incorporating Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies into rural primary schools presents special challenges and opportunities, notably depending on socio-economic background and the involvement of female principals. This paper explores what female principals in rural public primary schools in South Africa find difficult in these…

Dynamic decision-making plays a critical role in teachers' instructional design and technology integration processes; it directly influences the design and development of teaching practices, student learning experiences, and learning environments. However, limited studies have investigated how teachers engage in dynamic decision-making processes…

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has the potential to change how we teach and how students learn. While genAI can support learning by offering personalised assistance, improving efficiency, and providing feedback, there are concerns that students may become overly dependent on it, potentially offloading their cognitive and metacognitive…

ChatGPT has sparked heated discussion in higher education since its public release and increasing empirical studies have been made available examining its application to higher education teaching and learning. To capture and synthesize the initial scholarly developments in this topic, we undertook a scoping review of empirical research into the…

Critical thinking is an essential skill in the age of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). GenAI affords dialectic argumentation, which provides opportunities for the development of critical thinking in argumentation (CTA). However, there was limited empirical evidence of how learners specifically utilize GenAI to construct argumentation.…

We implemented design practices for a total of 85 pre-service teachers in a teacher-development course. This mixed-method study explored how design practices promoted pre-service teachers' technology-integration belief and the awareness of scientific-inquiry. In teacher-development courses, the goal of design practices is to enhance pre-service…

Background: The development of students' digital skills is essential to access the labour market and interact with society, being especially important in disadvantaged socioeconomic contexts affected by the digital divide. Objectives: The investigation has two objectives. On the one hand, to study the integration of ICT in disadvantaged contexts…

Purpose: Existing literature has reported a barrier list that could affect the implementation of digital transformation in higher education, yet the research question of how to identify barriers remained unanswered. Thus, this study intended to address this gap. Design/methodology/approach: The research design adopted a mixed-methods approach…