Awareness about new media technologies used in classroom teaching among teachers in Indian Higher Education System

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the awareness about the new media
technologies among teachers used in classroom teaching in Higher education in Jaipur City,
India, which can enhance the teaching and enrich practice and research. The paper discusses
about the various new media technologies and awareness about these technologies among
teachers. This paper also compares the awareness level among teachers those who are teaching
in design and engineering programs to management programs. The analysis was done based on
the quantitative research. The sample size of the research was 400 teachers of government and
private universities of Jaipur city in India. The results explores that teachers who are teaching
design and engineering disciplines are more aware and frequent use of different new media
technologies compared to management teachers. The paper observes that teachers are keen to
adapt the technology for teaching and also describes the challenges faced by the teachers. In the
near future, this paper will help forming the framework for training the teachers at universities
in Jaipur City.