Using Technology as a Learning Tool: A Literature Review of Technology and Learning Outcomes

10 pages•Published: December 11, 2023

Danica Miller, Julia Day, Shelby Ruiz and Mohammadsoroush Tommy Tafazzoli

Abstract

To enhance learning outcomes, and to deal with recent shifts in distance learning, instructors are constantly challenged to create more engaging educational content, increasingly so through online platforms. Gaps in how technology is viewed and utilized can cause frustrations in the classroom. Traditional teaching has focused on visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles (VAK); however, these methods are no longer meeting the dynamic engagement needs of students in higher education. Technology in the classroom has changed the way students and professors interact with the material presented, and educators have more ways than ever to adapt and improve communication of the material through learning management systems (LMS). This paper presents ways that higher-education instructors can create learning environments to foster understanding and curiosity, strategies to help students learn, and ways to bridge technological gaps in construction and architecture education. Through aa thematic literature review, this paper explores teaching and learning styles, strategies to help students, and differences between classroom and online learning. Findings from this review suggest the advances in technology for the classroom are changing the classroom landscape, including how in-class time can be spent, communication, assignment and assessment design, and the availability of resources for students.

Keyphrases: construction education, learning styles, learning technology, pedagogy, technology

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 4, pages 261-270.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/lz1d
	https://doi.org/10.29007/4j59

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2023:Using_Technology_as_Learning,
  author    = {Danica Miller and Julia Day and Shelby Ruiz and Mohammadsoroush Tommy Tafazzoli},
  title     = {Using Technology as a Learning Tool: A Literature Review of Technology and Learning Outcomes},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 59th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {4},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/lz1d},
  doi       = {10.29007/4j59},
  pages     = {261-270},
  year      = {2023}}

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