Abstract

As technology becomes increasingly common in every aspect of our lives today, from the way we communicate with people, collaborate with them, the way we entertain ourselves and to the way we do research, it is inevitable that technology should also be incorporated in our studies. This research paper focuses on the impact of technology (classroom management tools, laptops and mobile devices, WI-FI in the classroom, Google apps, and E-books etc.) in the classroom as perceived by both students and lecturers. The research was mostly carried out through surveys, one for lecturers and another for students, and the findings were analyzed and compiled. Overall, students felt favorably towards the use of technology in the class. They found collaboration tools, and Google classroom beneficial to their learning experience. It is concluded that students would like lecturers to provide more online practices and provide links and other references that support the learning that takes place in the classroom, but students claimed E-books were the least popular aspect of technology in the classroom; agreeing with some other results from similar studies. And, several students requested print copies of reference textbooks be made available alongside the E-books.

Keywords: technology, collaboration tools, classroom, Google classroom

Relevance to Business and Finance Educators: Learning through technology and collaboration teach students and lecturers to think more precisely and makes it essential to think strategically. They spark student communication and the exchange of student ideas. The secret of an IT-based instructional classroom and e-learning platforms is a culture of student centered learning. The digital classroom is not only about the implementation of technology but also about changing how tertiary educators teach and how students in today's higher education learn.