Technology Instigated Learning Outcomes (TILO): A Management of Technology (MOT) based framework for enabling student needs inside and outside the classroom environment

摘要

The research focuses on various factors influencing student needs inside and outside the classroom environment. The importance of Learning Management Systems (LMS) are being highlighted in the literature followed by proposing a conceptual LMS framework which is debated over the use of Internet rich application usage. An empirical evaluation was undertaken to validate the research questions formulated in the study. The research has been carried out at an International University in Vietnam at the Center for Commerce and Management, during the winter semester of 2009. As employees of the institution, it had become instrumental in gaining entry towards conducting the research on the students in Vietnam in a global context. Participants in the study consisted of 91 students spanning two classes (taught by the authors) using the interaction survey method by building a customized minimalist questionnaire consisting of 12 questions. The demographic backgrounds of these students were taken from an International institution located in Vietnam. Hence, policy recommendations and decision making with respect to LMS deployment and usage should be dealt with prudence and pragmatism. SPSS 20.0 was employed to analyze and interpret the collected data. Chisquare test, Frequency distribution, independent samples t-test and percentage methodologies were adopted during the analysis phase of the project. The results of the study indicates that the students' perception of Technology Instigated Learning Outcomes (TILO) seems to be positively motivated towards adopting TILO as the default choice for deployment as a LMS in future.