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Use of Smart Boards as a Pedagogical Tool in a Public Universities in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Amarathunga, B.
dc.contributor.author Pathiratne, S.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-01-27T04:06:06Z
dc.date.available 2017-01-27T04:06:06Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Amarathunga, B. and Pathiratne, S. 2016. Use of Smart Boards as a Pedagogical Tool in a Public Universities in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of the 17th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2016, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p 175. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/16077
dc.description.abstract In engendering this world-class fitness for purport, Sri Lankan universities play a pivotal role by being responsive, demand-led organizations that use e-technology to amend participation, achievements and the progress of their students. Objective of this study is to decide (1) the required skills, (2) the extent of utilization, and (3) the possible challenges facing the utilization of Smart board in the public university in the North- Western province of Sri Lanka. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and was carried in the North- Western province of Sri Lanka, which equipped with Smart board as pedagogical implement. The population for the study was 105. Sampling was not required because of the manageable size of the population. A structured questionnaire was utilized for data accumulation and there were divided into 3 sections predicated on the categorical purposes of the study. Reliability of the instrument was resolute utilizing Cronbach alpha method which yielded 0.78. 105 replicas of the research instrument were administered but 101 were returned and utilized for analysis. Findings of the study revealed that the Smart board is poorly utilized by the lecturers in the University in Sri Lanka and that the lecturers possess average operational skills for the utilization of computers and web browsers but remotely possess the required skills for the efficacious utilization of the Smart board. Withal Findings revealed that unstable power supply interrupting continual use, arduousness in learning the manipulation and operational adeptness and arduousness in preparing electronic note for the course content, etc. are the challenges to efficacious utilization of the Smart board. In Conclusion the study has identified the required skills, extent of utilization and the challenges facing the utilization of Smart boards. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Academia en_US
dc.subject Pedagogy en_US
dc.subject Smart board en_US
dc.subject Utilization en_US
dc.subject University en_US
dc.title Use of Smart Boards as a Pedagogical Tool in a Public Universities in Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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