Using Technology for Regular Teaching and Learning in Your secondary School English Class: A Content Analysis

Dr Alice Dhliwayo – Solusi University, Zimbabwe
Email: dhliwayoam@gmail.com

Received December 3, 2019; Reviewed April 3, 2020; Accepted April 6, 2020

Abstract: Technology integration in education is the expected bedrock of education in the 21stCentury. It plays an important role in digitalizing education. The bulk of teachers in Zimbabwe expected to implement integration were trained for 20thCentury education, thus they grapple with alternatives on the internet with limited skills. This study is a Content Analysis carried out to find out tangible ways of integration in the English Language classroom through a software, Moodle, which other parts of the world have adopted. The study dealt with three distinct regions purposively selected, the United States of America,Asia and southern Africa. Data on the use of Moodle in these regions from 2010 onwards was collected. The study employed the five-step qualitative data treatment namely i) collecting related data ii) organizing data for analysis ii) data coding iv) emerging themes and patterns and v) data interpretation. Findings indicated that in all the regions studied, Moodle has been widely adopted by teachers of English Language as a software of choice for integration. Teachers commend Moodle as a free, easy to install, user friendly and ideal for non-programmers. Recommendations are that public schools in Zimbabwe should adopt a Bring Your Own Device policy for integration in the classroom at a wider scale as most schools have limited purchase power for digital tools, encouraging all schools to have websites and servers for easy adoption of LMS, teachers of English Language to take on board Moodle to enable technology integration for daily classroom activities.