Lecturers’ Opinions of Assistive Technologies in Distance Teaching in Vietnam
Lecturers’ Opinions of Assistive Technologies in Distance Teaching in Vietnam

Summary/Abstract: Previous research has insufficiently addressed distance teaching from the instructors’ perspective, especially regarding the perceived usefulness and ease of use of assistive technologies. Therefore, this study examines Vietnamese university instructors’ opinions of distance teaching assistive technologies. It has qualitatively employed the theory of technology acceptance as the theoretical framework. Twenty-three lecturers at specific universities in Hanoi, Vietnam, were interviewed and the content analysis method was employed. The findings suggested that the lecturers were aware of the technologies’ usefulness (time reduction and interaction facilitation, stress and burden reduction) and ease-of-use (technological assistance, interface). The lecturers were also conscious of the technologies’ unusefulness (limited software functions, lack of good hardware) and unease-of-use (default language). In addition, the findings revealed that the lecturers adapted to the technologies by specific personal technical advancement and psychological adjustment methods. However, the lecturers appreciate some external technical, financial, and administrative support. Implications of these findings for enriching education logistics (product creation and delivery) were discussed.

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