Share Paper: Emotional Aspects of the of Mobile-Learning Adoption Process among Inservice Teachers in the COVID-19 Era

  1. Yulia Muchnik-Rozanov, Achva Academic College, Israel
  2. Rivi Frei-Landau, Achva Academic College, Israel
  3. Orit Avidov-Ungar, Achva Academic College, Israel
Monday, June 20 11:50 AM-12:10 PM Liberty 3

Abstract: Mobile learning (ML) has become a popular mode of distance learning. The study investigated emotional aspects of teachers’ ML-adoption process under constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the study addressed the following question: How did the ISTs’ experience of ML adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic manifest in their emotion-related language behavior? Data were collected at five time-points using semistructured interviews (10), focus groups (3), and reflective reports (96). The participants were 32 inservice teachers (ISTs) who attended ML training. The analysis included two complementary methodologies: linguistic and content analyses. The findings revealed two critical stages in the participants’ emotional ...