A Case Study Exploring High School Teachers' Perceptions of Usefulness and Ease of Use of Canvas Learning Management System

Autor/in	Tsang, Wing
Titel	A Case Study Exploring High School Teachers' Perceptions of Usefulness and Ease of Use of Canvas Learning Management System
Quelle	(2019), (114 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4388-5608-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; High School Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Usability; Integrated Learning Systems; Technological Literacy; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; High school; High schools; Teacher; Teachers; Oberschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Technisches Wissen
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perceptions of high school teachers' use of Canvas learning management system in order to determine whether or not they perceive it to be useful and easy to use. Student learning and outcomes are negatively affected by high school teachers who do not utilize educational platforms in their classroom. Using the Technology Acceptance Model (Davis, year) the researcher extended the original research by uncovering teachers' perceptions which can lead to better technological strategies such as Canvas. Past research uncovered that poor internet access, lack of training, institutional policy, and instructional design were primary barriers for integrating technology in the classroom listed by faculty members. Further, researchers also found that some teachers were not using all the functions provided in new learning management system technologies. This study included 15 high school teacher participants from a Northeast school district who responded to two research questions regarding the usefulness and ease of use of Canvas. Thematic analysis was used to organize the data. Several themes were uncovered including Canvas was easier for digital natives to use than digital immigrants, Canvas was easier to use after frequent training which made it easier to share, create, and grade tests, and that some students had difficulty in using the learning management system. Limitations of the study included the inability for case study findings to be transferred to other populations in similar or different contexts as well as a delimitation set to limit the study to high school teachers with at least one year of teaching experience. Implications of this study include investing in additional teacher technology professional development through various learning strategies. Future research could include assessing teacher technology training professional development using varying learning styles and whether or not experiential training is best for older teachers than didactic training when using a new learning management system. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01