Application of Mobile Education in Blended Environmental Learning from the Perspective of Faculty Members  (Case Study: Chabahar University of Marine Sciences)

Saeidipour, Bahman; Dalir Bostansaraei, Samane

doi:10.30473/ee.2020.6765

Application of Mobile Education in Blended Environmental Learning from the Perspective of Faculty Members (Case Study: Chabahar University of Marine Sciences)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Associate Professor of Payame Noor University

² Ph.D. Student of Environmental Education at Payame Noor University

10.30473/ee.2020.6765

Abstract

This study investigated the application of mobile education in environmental learning in higher education from the perspective of faculty members of Chabahar University of Marine Sciences. The statistical population was all faculty members of the University of Marine Sciences in Chabahar city and by Using a random sampling method and Morgan table, 86 individuals were selected as sample. The Pollara questionnaire was used to collect data. In the present study, "knowledge, attitude and faculty skills in the application of mobile education","Fields of mobile learning that use in blended environmental learning by students", " The relationship between mobile education and the level of students' environmental communication" and" the necessary infrastructure for mobile education in the system of higher education " checked out. The faculty and content validity was confirmed by 5 faculty members. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.86 by using Cronbach's alpha. Results showed that faculty members' knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy for using mobile learning in environmental learning outside the classroom was significant. Also, according to faculty members, different uses of mobile phones are more effective in environmental education outside of the classroom, Of course, infrastructure needs to be provided to expand it into the process of blended learning.

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