ICT integration in teaching social communication disciplines: Pedagogical and methodological approaches
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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2026.20.02.21Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, digital platforms, ICT integration, media education, radio journalism.Abstract
This research paper uses a mixed methods design to investigate the ICT integration in the teaching of social communication disciplines. A survey, semi-structured interviews and an analysis of documents were used to gather information on 120 respondents (58 faculty and 62 students) in five universities. Three hypotheses were tested based on TPACK, constructivism, connectivism, DigComp and Bloom Digital Taxonomy. The findings have shown that Learning Management Systems and Video Conferencing tools are used the most, and the digital radio platforms and AI applications are not used that often. There are high positive correlations that indicate that ICT use frequency (r=0.564), constructivism pedagogical practices (r=0.598) and clarity of methodological framework (r=0.473) are linked with perceived instructional effectiveness. Deficits in infrastructure and time are the main problems that arise and they are positively correlated with the opportunities of innovation (r=0.418). Such qualitative themes are professional authenticity in ICT integration, tacit methodological knowledge, and ambivalence to AI. The research has theoretical implications and practical suggestions to teachers and schools.
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