Investigating the Interrelationship between Undergraduates’ Digital Literacy and Self- Regulated Learning Skills

2016 | International Conference on Information Systems | Citations: 0

Authors: Perera, Muthupoltotage Udayangi; Gardner, Lesley; Peiris, Ami

Abstract: Advances in technology access allow undergraduates to personalize their learning ... Expand

Abstract: Advances in technology access allow undergraduates to personalize their learning to their individual interests via the creation and use of informal personal learning environments (PLEs). A comprehensive understanding of how every day digital technologies are adapted and used to create such PLEs and their impact on acquisition and development of students’ digital literacy (DL) and self-regulated learning (SRL) skills, is still lacking. This paper presents the initial phase of an extensive mixed methods study to identify and describe the interrelationship between DL and SRL skills of students, when using PLEs. Our expected contribution to Information Systems theory and practice is to clarify the manner in which students develop and foster DL skills via the informal use of technology for learning purposes and the resultant impact on their SRL skills. We hope to create a more precise picture of the patterns and contexts of technology adoption for learning, via empirical evidence. Collapse

Topics: information system use digital literacy technology adoption IT skill electronic mail

Methods: survey mixed method qualitative interview self reported survey structural equation modeling

Theories: information systems theory