การปฏิบัติต่อเทคโนโลยีในฐานะครูของผู้เรียนทางไกลในบริบทของวัฒนธรรมไทย

Abstract

Since the internet usage has dramatically increased due to the continuous development in Information Technology (IT), it impacts on the educational system around the world as the utilization of e-learning has then become more popular. E-learning has also been used in the Thai educational system because of its convenience. However, due to the fact that Thai culture is much different from western culture, the use of e-learning must be taken into account whether or not it fits in the Thai cultural context, and that it provided effective learning method to online students compared with in-class study. In this research, respect and reliability were selected to be intervening variables that might alter the feeling of Thai students towards their teachers (three different types of e-teacher). The survey and in-depth interview were conducted with 451 and 20 students, respectively, from five universities in Thailand, where offer the e-learning program. The result showed that Thai students' feelings towards different types of e-teacher and the real teacher were significant because respect and reliability were not an automatic process in human's brain, but it was required judgment from people to evaluate whether or not they would pay respect to and rely on other people. In this study, IT interference was the factor that deteriorated the relationship between teachers and students, and the seniority system in Thai culture. Therefore, the solution to enhance learning effectiveness is to combine both e-learning and sit-in class into one course.