Computer-Mediated Communication Competencies of Teachers and Their Accessibility to Virtual Learning Platform

Abstract

In the new global economy, teachers’ computer-mediated communication (CMC) competence and accessibility to virtual learning platform has been the subject of many studies related to virtual learning especially in developing nation. This present study will contribute to a deeper understanding of the relationship between teachers’ CMC competencies and accessibility to Frog virtual learning platform (VLE). This study was conducted in the form of a survey, with 351 sets of data being gathered from 34 secondary schools in Klang district. The results obtained from SPSS analysis revealed that there is a significant positive correlation between teachers’ CMC competencies and accessibility to Frog VLE. The results indicated that participants possess a medium level of CMC competencies towards using the Frog VLE and the accessibility to Frog VLE for a typical teacher is about once a month for several purposes in various places. It is unfortunate that the study only focusses on Malaysia and specifically on Frog VLE. There is abundant room for further progress in determining the causal relationship between the variables in the future study in other regions. Despite its limitations, the study certainly adds to our understanding of the level and the relationship between teachers’ CMC competencies and accessibility to Frog VLE, a virtual learning platform.