Mobile-Learning in Thai Universities: Potential Technological Impacts

Higher education appears to be changing in Thailand, as students, especially young students whose networking concerns match their obsession with mobile technology, may not accept past staid patterns of teaching practices and opt for more contemporary approaches such as mobile-learning. This research used a qualitative approach and conducted a focus group of students exploring their recent experiences of m-Learning at a university in Bangkok. The major results yield a mixed response in terms of student readiness for m-Learning technology demands. The analysis would appear to suggest that there are crucial technological constraints that have to be overcome relating to mobile devices, the media used and the effects of the delivery mechanism; and that these technological constraints have a considerable impact on student’s pedagogic engagement. Future research implications and issues surrounding the development of mobile-Learning in Thai higher education is also discussed