ABSTRACT

Digital education with mobile technology is becoming a global trend. This study considers language teachers’ challenges related to open distance teaching in higher education. Twenty-eight university lecturers participated in the semi-structured interviews and expressed their opinions on how mobile technologies impacted the nature of teaching and learning in tertiary education. In particular, four themes associated with teaching English in the context of mobile technologies were discussed: (1) technology mediation, (2) disruptive pedagogy, (3) English teaching, and (4) learning flexibility. The results show that mobile technology and pedagogical innovation are not challenging for teachers. Instead, psychological anxiety, extended pedagogical roles, and learning flexibility are the challenging issues. Based on the results, a theoretical framework for digital education and a learning model for digital native students are proposed. This study suggests further work to promote pedagogy that connects students with higher-level thinking.

摘要

利用移动技术的数字教育正在成为全球趋势。这项研究考虑了语言教师在高等教育中与开放远程教学相关的挑战。28 名大学讲师参加了半结构化访谈，并就移动技术如何影响高等教育的教学性质发表了自己的看法。特别讨论了与移动技术背景下的英语教学相关的四个主题：(1) 技术中介、(2) 颠覆性教学法、(3) 英语教学和 (4) 学习灵活性。结果表明，移动技术和教学创新对教师来说并不具有挑战性。相反，心理焦虑、扩展的教学角色和学习灵活性是具有挑战性的问题。根据结果​​，提出了数字教育的理论框架和数字原生代学生的学习模式。这项研究建议进一步努力促进将学生与更高层次的思维联系起来的教学法。