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Research paper thumbnail of Technology Acceptance within Informal Personal Learning Environments: A Qualitative Analysis

Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, 2019

Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of lea... more Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of learning to individual needs. A comprehensive understanding of factors impacting technology selection and acceptance in IPLEs is still lacking. Drawing on 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates and mind maps of their IPLEs, this paper presents a discussion of the factors effecting technology selection within IPLEs. Seven factors related to technical/operational capability and critical thinking ability, two key components of digital literacy are discussed. The paper suggests that existing models of technology acceptance need to be modified to include factors such as choice, individuals’ tendency to exploit the social capital of the IPLE and digital literacy to understand technology acceptance within IPLEs. It proposes a conceptual framework of the factors which could be used to guide future research on appropriation of ubiquitous technologies for effective teaching and learning. It concludes with a discussion of the implications and future research opportunities.

Research paper thumbnail of Blockchain-based Micro-credentials: Design, Implementation, Evaluation and Adoption

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a Continuous Process for Using and Sustaining is Curriculum Guidelines

The Information Systems (IS) discipline has a long tradition of providing guidelines that recomme... more The Information Systems (IS) discipline has a long tradition of providing guidelines that recommend contents for IS curriculum. Regular updates are published, drawing on articles from IS education-related publications. Such guidelines have been one useful input to IS curriculum planning efforts in individual universities, bringing in IS community views on appropriate content. Although the system has served the community well for decades, there are now arguments that the process is no longer sufficient because of the changing nature of the discipline. The availability of stable digital platforms further supports such arguments. Based on a brief review of living community cases, we outline a process for moving towards a continuous process for using and sustaining the curriculum guidelines. This paper describes initial steps towards a more extensive design science research approach to map and establish an improved, sustainable process for the ACM/AIS model curricula

Research paper thumbnail of Reimagining Digital Citizenship: The Influence of Contemporary Industry Practice and Society

Social Science Research Network, 2021

The role of digital citizenship in contemporary society has an observable spectrum from, social, ... more The role of digital citizenship in contemporary society has an observable spectrum from, social, educational, industrial, and individual. We present a review of current industry educational practice in digital citizenry and explore industry roles, governance, and societal expectations in influencing the sustainable practice of digital citizens. An integrative exploration of current research and industry practice leads to the proposal of a new model to facilitate future digital citizenry research. The model observes and describes the interaction between an individual and society through the notion of digital citizenry as influenced by contemporary industry practice. We aim to facilitate a further discourse to benefit society, industry, and the individual through our conceptual model of digital citizenry with a view to shaping future society. We suggest that individuals are and should be contributory stakeholders shaping sustainable practice in digital society. We conclude with practical recommendations and a discussion of future research avenues

Research paper thumbnail of Analysing the Relationships Between Digital Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning of Undergraduates—A Preliminary Investigation

Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Longitudinal Analysis of Reciprocal Relationships between Digital Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning within Personal Learning Environments

Personal learning environments (PLEs) offer valuable opportunities to enhance overall learning ex... more Personal learning environments (PLEs) offer valuable opportunities to enhance overall learning experiences while nurturing technological and learning skills of contemporary learners. To maximize these opportunities researchers and practitioners must clearly understand how learners' digital literacy (DL) and self-regulated learning (SRL) skills are interrelated within PLEs. This paper presents the quantitative findings of an ongoing longitudinal mixed methods study designed to identify and describe these relationships. Structural equation modeling is used to test competing two-wave panel models using online survey data from 181 participants. The results support the acceptance of a model with significant positive reciprocal relationships between DL component constructs and the SRL construct. We contribute, via empirical evidence, to clarifying the direction and extent to which DL and SRL skills of undergraduates influence each other within PLEs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications for theory and practice together with future research opportunities.

Research paper thumbnail of Rules Governing the Use of Personal Learning Environments for Self-regulated Learning: an Activity Theory Approach

Advances in technology access allow learners to personalize their learning to their individual in... more Advances in technology access allow learners to personalize their learning to their individual interests via the creation and use of informal personal learning environments (PLEs). A comprehensive understanding of how self-regulated learning (SRL) occurs in such PLEs and the implicit and explicit rules which govern the learners’ interaction with the learning community is still lacking. Activity Theory (AT) is used to conceptually and methodologically frame this study. The paper draws on 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates, to present preliminary findings elaborating the norms, conventions, and values which mediate the SRL processes of PLE users. The results indicate that trust, agency and a concern for safety governs the metacognitive, motivational and behavioral SRL processes of PLE users. Initial findings contribute to clarifying SRL processes within PLEs while addressing a gap in existing PLE literature. This paper adds further perspective to the ongoing academic discussio...

Research paper thumbnail of Dream–IT–3D reconstruction and building information modelling

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of individual and task related characteristics on perceived TEAM effectiveness of software development teams

This study investigated the reasons for the ineffective performance of software development teams... more This study investigated the reasons for the ineffective performance of software development teams in Sri Lankan organizations. It proposes a research model to examine team performance from an individual and task-related perspective. Data for the study was collected through the aid of a questionnaire based survey consisting of 177 participants in 9 Sri Lankan companies serving the Asia/Pacific and international market. The data was supplemented by 8 in-depth interviews. Analysis of the data was conducted using SPSS. The technique used was to first test correlations between each of the independent variables identified in the study with the dependent variable, perceived team effectiveness. Subsequently, a step-wise multiple regression analysis was used to test the impact that each category of variables has on perceived team effectiveness. Then a principal component analysis was conducted for the most significant predictors of perceived team effectiveness as revealed in the regression a...

Research paper thumbnail of Technology Acceptance within Informal Personal Learning Environments: A Qualitative Analysis

Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of lea... more Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of learning to individual needs. A comprehensive understanding of factors impacting technology selection and acceptance in IPLEs is still lacking. Drawing on 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates and mind maps of their IPLEs, this paper presents a discussion of the factors effecting technology selection within IPLEs. Seven factors related to technical/operational capability and critical thinking ability, two key components of digital literacy are discussed. The paper suggests that existing models of technology acceptance need to be modified to include factors such as choice, individuals’ tendency to exploit the social capital of the IPLE and digital literacy to understand technology acceptance within IPLEs. It proposes a conceptual framework of the factors which could be used to guide future research on appropriation of ubiquitous technologies for effective teaching and learning. It concl...

Research paper thumbnail of Digital Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning: Testing Reciprocal Relationships with Longitudinal Data

Personal learning environments (PLEs) are disrupting contemporary education, offering opportuniti... more Personal learning environments (PLEs) are disrupting contemporary education, offering opportunities for enhanced use of technology for learning. To maximize these opportunities it is imperative to understand how learners’ technological fluency and self-regulated learning skills are interrelated within PLEs. This paper presents the quantitative findings of an ongoing longitudinal mixed methods study to identify and describe these relationships between digital literacy and self-regulated learning skills. Structural equation modeling is used to test competing models using online survey data from 181 participants in a two-wave panel design. The results support the acceptance of a non-recursive model with significant positive reciprocal relationships between digital literacy component constructs and the self-regulated learning construct. We contribute via empirical evidence, to clarifying the direction and extent to which digital literacy and self-regulated learning skills of undergradua...

Research paper thumbnail of Technology Acceptance within Informal Personal Learning Environments: A Qualitative Analysis

Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems, 2019

Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of lea... more Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of learning to individual needs. A comprehensive understanding of factors impacting technology selection and acceptance in IPLEs is still lacking. Drawing on 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates and mind maps of their IPLEs, this paper presents a discussion of the factors effecting technology selection within IPLEs. Seven factors related to technical/operational capability and critical thinking ability, two key components of digital literacy are discussed. The paper suggests that existing models of technology acceptance need to be modified to include factors such as choice, individuals’ tendency to exploit the social capital of the IPLE and digital literacy to understand technology acceptance within IPLEs. It proposes a conceptual framework of the factors which could be used to guide future research on appropriation of ubiquitous technologies for effective teaching and learning. It concludes with a discussion of the implications and future research opportunities.

Research paper thumbnail of Blockchain-based Micro-credentials: Design, Implementation, Evaluation and Adoption

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a Continuous Process for Using and Sustaining is Curriculum Guidelines

The Information Systems (IS) discipline has a long tradition of providing guidelines that recomme... more The Information Systems (IS) discipline has a long tradition of providing guidelines that recommend contents for IS curriculum. Regular updates are published, drawing on articles from IS education-related publications. Such guidelines have been one useful input to IS curriculum planning efforts in individual universities, bringing in IS community views on appropriate content. Although the system has served the community well for decades, there are now arguments that the process is no longer sufficient because of the changing nature of the discipline. The availability of stable digital platforms further supports such arguments. Based on a brief review of living community cases, we outline a process for moving towards a continuous process for using and sustaining the curriculum guidelines. This paper describes initial steps towards a more extensive design science research approach to map and establish an improved, sustainable process for the ACM/AIS model curricula

Research paper thumbnail of Reimagining Digital Citizenship: The Influence of Contemporary Industry Practice and Society

Social Science Research Network, 2021

The role of digital citizenship in contemporary society has an observable spectrum from, social, ... more The role of digital citizenship in contemporary society has an observable spectrum from, social, educational, industrial, and individual. We present a review of current industry educational practice in digital citizenry and explore industry roles, governance, and societal expectations in influencing the sustainable practice of digital citizens. An integrative exploration of current research and industry practice leads to the proposal of a new model to facilitate future digital citizenry research. The model observes and describes the interaction between an individual and society through the notion of digital citizenry as influenced by contemporary industry practice. We aim to facilitate a further discourse to benefit society, industry, and the individual through our conceptual model of digital citizenry with a view to shaping future society. We suggest that individuals are and should be contributory stakeholders shaping sustainable practice in digital society. We conclude with practical recommendations and a discussion of future research avenues

Research paper thumbnail of Analysing the Relationships Between Digital Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning of Undergraduates—A Preliminary Investigation

Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Longitudinal Analysis of Reciprocal Relationships between Digital Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning within Personal Learning Environments

Personal learning environments (PLEs) offer valuable opportunities to enhance overall learning ex... more Personal learning environments (PLEs) offer valuable opportunities to enhance overall learning experiences while nurturing technological and learning skills of contemporary learners. To maximize these opportunities researchers and practitioners must clearly understand how learners' digital literacy (DL) and self-regulated learning (SRL) skills are interrelated within PLEs. This paper presents the quantitative findings of an ongoing longitudinal mixed methods study designed to identify and describe these relationships. Structural equation modeling is used to test competing two-wave panel models using online survey data from 181 participants. The results support the acceptance of a model with significant positive reciprocal relationships between DL component constructs and the SRL construct. We contribute, via empirical evidence, to clarifying the direction and extent to which DL and SRL skills of undergraduates influence each other within PLEs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications for theory and practice together with future research opportunities.

Research paper thumbnail of Rules Governing the Use of Personal Learning Environments for Self-regulated Learning: an Activity Theory Approach

Advances in technology access allow learners to personalize their learning to their individual in... more Advances in technology access allow learners to personalize their learning to their individual interests via the creation and use of informal personal learning environments (PLEs). A comprehensive understanding of how self-regulated learning (SRL) occurs in such PLEs and the implicit and explicit rules which govern the learners’ interaction with the learning community is still lacking. Activity Theory (AT) is used to conceptually and methodologically frame this study. The paper draws on 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates, to present preliminary findings elaborating the norms, conventions, and values which mediate the SRL processes of PLE users. The results indicate that trust, agency and a concern for safety governs the metacognitive, motivational and behavioral SRL processes of PLE users. Initial findings contribute to clarifying SRL processes within PLEs while addressing a gap in existing PLE literature. This paper adds further perspective to the ongoing academic discussio...

Research paper thumbnail of Dream–IT–3D reconstruction and building information modelling

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of individual and task related characteristics on perceived TEAM effectiveness of software development teams

This study investigated the reasons for the ineffective performance of software development teams... more This study investigated the reasons for the ineffective performance of software development teams in Sri Lankan organizations. It proposes a research model to examine team performance from an individual and task-related perspective. Data for the study was collected through the aid of a questionnaire based survey consisting of 177 participants in 9 Sri Lankan companies serving the Asia/Pacific and international market. The data was supplemented by 8 in-depth interviews. Analysis of the data was conducted using SPSS. The technique used was to first test correlations between each of the independent variables identified in the study with the dependent variable, perceived team effectiveness. Subsequently, a step-wise multiple regression analysis was used to test the impact that each category of variables has on perceived team effectiveness. Then a principal component analysis was conducted for the most significant predictors of perceived team effectiveness as revealed in the regression a...

Research paper thumbnail of Technology Acceptance within Informal Personal Learning Environments: A Qualitative Analysis

Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of lea... more Creating and using informal personal learning environments (IPLEs) enables personalisation of learning to individual needs. A comprehensive understanding of factors impacting technology selection and acceptance in IPLEs is still lacking. Drawing on 20 in-depth interviews with undergraduates and mind maps of their IPLEs, this paper presents a discussion of the factors effecting technology selection within IPLEs. Seven factors related to technical/operational capability and critical thinking ability, two key components of digital literacy are discussed. The paper suggests that existing models of technology acceptance need to be modified to include factors such as choice, individuals’ tendency to exploit the social capital of the IPLE and digital literacy to understand technology acceptance within IPLEs. It proposes a conceptual framework of the factors which could be used to guide future research on appropriation of ubiquitous technologies for effective teaching and learning. It concl...

Research paper thumbnail of Digital Literacy and Self-Regulated Learning: Testing Reciprocal Relationships with Longitudinal Data

Personal learning environments (PLEs) are disrupting contemporary education, offering opportuniti... more Personal learning environments (PLEs) are disrupting contemporary education, offering opportunities for enhanced use of technology for learning. To maximize these opportunities it is imperative to understand how learners’ technological fluency and self-regulated learning skills are interrelated within PLEs. This paper presents the quantitative findings of an ongoing longitudinal mixed methods study to identify and describe these relationships between digital literacy and self-regulated learning skills. Structural equation modeling is used to test competing models using online survey data from 181 participants in a two-wave panel design. The results support the acceptance of a non-recursive model with significant positive reciprocal relationships between digital literacy component constructs and the self-regulated learning construct. We contribute via empirical evidence, to clarifying the direction and extent to which digital literacy and self-regulated learning skills of undergradua...