Category | Activity | No. of Respondents | Percentage of Respondents | Example of Quotations |
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Sharing Course Material | Sharing course notes (Word/PDF files) | 13 | 60% | Respondent # 18: “I rely a lot on my Smartphone in sharing course related material with my students. I regularly share my lecture notes, PowerPoint slides and important announcements with my students. I also share YouTube videos to help them understand the difficult concepts covered in the class.” |
Sharing PowerPoint Presentations | 15 | 68% | ||
Sending Assignments | 12 | 55% | ||
Grading Assignments | 2 | 9% | ||
Sharing audio/video content | 6 | 27% | ||
Assessing University Learning Management System (LMS) | 12 | 53% | Respondent # 16: “Our university is using Blackboard LMS and I am its skillful user. I share all the, assignments, grades and announcements with my students though LMS which I generally access using my Smartphone.” | |
Communication with Students | Sending and receiving SMS/MMS | 22 | 100% | Respondent # 9: “Every semester I create a WhatsApp group for each of the course I teach. I have found it extremely convenient and efficient medium for communicating with my students.” |
Whatsapp Communications | 18 | 80% | Respondent # 18: “I generally encourage my students to communicate using email. I can check and respond to their emails conveniently from anywhere using my Smartphone.” | |
Sending and receiving e-mails | 22 | 100% | ||
Creating groups for discussion | 6 | 27% | ||
Information Search for Teaching | Browsing Internet | 22 | 100% | Respondent # 1: “I am teaching courses to MS/PhD students for which I have to search a lot of reference material. My Smartphone provide me internet connection on the go and I can consult dictionary for new and technical terms.” |
Using Dictionary | 22 | 100% | ||
Reminders | Using Calendar for keeping track of important events | 12 | 55% | Respondent # 20: “..a lot is happening each semester: quizzes, assignments, mid-terms, projects, etc. Smartphone is a handy device to keep track of all the important events.” |