A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 impacted the entire world, but technological progress led to the appearance of new and innovative emerging technologies (ETs). These technologies proved to have a wide potential for use as support in education, but being a new technology, certain complications arose w...
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| author | Santiago Criollo-C Mario González-Rodríguez Andrea Guerrero-Arias Luis F. Urquiza-Aguiar Sergio Luján-Mora |
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| description | The pandemic caused by COVID-19 impacted the entire world, but technological progress led to the appearance of new and innovative emerging technologies (ETs). These technologies proved to have a wide potential for use as support in education, but being a new technology, certain complications arose when it came to their application in the educational model. Nowadays, there are many digital technologies, so it is necessary to identify those that can be used in today’s education. Digital technologies have been implemented in all types of sectors, one of them being education, and the use of these technologies translates into significant improvements in educational processes and learning outcomes. Despite this, there is currently little research on the use of ETs as a support in the academic process. This research uses systematic mapping (SM) of the last 5 years, together with the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to identify the use and acceptance of ETs in higher education. For the SM, a keyword search string was used in three scientific databases (Scopus, Web of Science, and IEEE Xplore). To apply the UTAUT, a survey was conducted with 120 students on the acceptance of ETs as support in higher education. The results obtained indicate that ETs provide some optimization of educational processes, with greater immersion and application of knowledge when using technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and mobile learning. Likewise, ETs can motivate students, allowing them to reach new academic and professional achievements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-854dcc5120b34b7e998710f0faf4df2c2024-01-26T16:08:23ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-12-011411010.3390/educsci14010010A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher EducationSantiago Criollo-C0Mario González-Rodríguez1Andrea Guerrero-Arias2Luis F. Urquiza-Aguiar3Sergio Luján-Mora4Carrera de Ingeniería en Ciberseguridad, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito 170125, EcuadorCarrera de Ingeniería en Ciberseguridad, Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito 170125, EcuadorDepartamento EGB/BGU, Jezreel International Christian Academy, Quito 170520, EcuadorDepartamento de Electrónica, Telecomunicaciones y Redes de Información, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ladrón de Guevara E11-253, Quito 170517, EcuadorDepartamento de Lenguaje y Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 Alicante, SpainThe pandemic caused by COVID-19 impacted the entire world, but technological progress led to the appearance of new and innovative emerging technologies (ETs). These technologies proved to have a wide potential for use as support in education, but being a new technology, certain complications arose when it came to their application in the educational model. Nowadays, there are many digital technologies, so it is necessary to identify those that can be used in today’s education. Digital technologies have been implemented in all types of sectors, one of them being education, and the use of these technologies translates into significant improvements in educational processes and learning outcomes. Despite this, there is currently little research on the use of ETs as a support in the academic process. This research uses systematic mapping (SM) of the last 5 years, together with the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to identify the use and acceptance of ETs in higher education. For the SM, a keyword search string was used in three scientific databases (Scopus, Web of Science, and IEEE Xplore). To apply the UTAUT, a survey was conducted with 120 students on the acceptance of ETs as support in higher education. The results obtained indicate that ETs provide some optimization of educational processes, with greater immersion and application of knowledge when using technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and mobile learning. Likewise, ETs can motivate students, allowing them to reach new academic and professional achievements.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/1/10emerging technologiesintelligent educationpersonalized educationactive education |
| spellingShingle | Santiago Criollo-C Mario González-Rodríguez Andrea Guerrero-Arias Luis F. Urquiza-Aguiar Sergio Luján-Mora A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education Education Sciences emerging technologies intelligent education personalized education active education |
| title | A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education |
| title_full | A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education |
| title_fullStr | A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education |
| title_short | A Review of Emerging Technologies and Their Acceptance in Higher Education |
| title_sort | review of emerging technologies and their acceptance in higher education |
| topic | emerging technologies intelligent education personalized education active education |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/1/10 |
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