TY - GEN
T1 - Determinants of engineering faculty members' integration of electronic communication in teaching
AU - Calisir, F.
AU - Irizarry, M.
AU - Durucu, M.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Using data collected from a sample of 52 engineering faculty members at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, we explore the relative impact of faculty members' personal characteristics, computer self-efficacy, and attitudes toward the Internet on integration of electronic communication in teaching. The study reveals that computer self-efficacy in using the WWW is the only predictor of integration of electronic communication in teaching courses. Our results also show that computer self-efficacy in using the WWW was related to attitudes toward the Internet, age, and gender. The results suggest that these variables need to be considered when planning training programs or differential staffing for reconciling faculty and their integration of electronic communication in teaching courses.
AB - Using data collected from a sample of 52 engineering faculty members at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, we explore the relative impact of faculty members' personal characteristics, computer self-efficacy, and attitudes toward the Internet on integration of electronic communication in teaching. The study reveals that computer self-efficacy in using the WWW is the only predictor of integration of electronic communication in teaching courses. Our results also show that computer self-efficacy in using the WWW was related to attitudes toward the Internet, age, and gender. The results suggest that these variables need to be considered when planning training programs or differential staffing for reconciling faculty and their integration of electronic communication in teaching courses.
KW - Computer self-efficacy
KW - Electronic communication
KW - Internet
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84886932718&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84886932718
SN - 9755612653
SN - 9789755612652
T3 - Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, ICC and IE 2005
SP - 357
EP - 362
BT - Proceedings of the 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, ICC and IE 2005
T2 - 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, ICC and IE 2005
Y2 - 19 June 2005 through 22 June 2005
ER -