Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman

This research was conducted to investigate the use of Blackboard by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman and the factors affecting their use. A questionnaire was completed online by 257faculty members representing 43.05% of the total faculty population in thes...

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Main Authors:	AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah, Madarsha, Kamal Basha, Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher (IERFP) 2015
Subjects:	LB Theory and practice of education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/50441/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50441/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50441/1/202-436-1-SM.pdf

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spelling	iium-504412016-07-18T00:19:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50441/ Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah Madarsha, Kamal Basha Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham LB Theory and practice of education This research was conducted to investigate the use of Blackboard by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman and the factors affecting their use. A questionnaire was completed online by 257faculty members representing 43.05% of the total faculty population in these colleges. Results showed that Blackboard is still underutilized by faculty; it is mainly used as a depositary tool rather than for instructional and assessment purposes. Results also revealed that there are statistically significant differences in Blackboard use related to age, experience, specialization and college. However, other demographic variables (i.e. gender and academic rank) had no effect on Blackboard usage. Technology infrastructure and faculty support were identified as being the major factors leading to limited use of Blackboard in these colleges. It is recommended that immediate action be taken to address these issues; it is further recommended that additional research be undertaken to investigate student and faculty characteristics that relate to Blackboard usage International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher (IERFP) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50441/1/202-436-1-SM.pdf AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah and Madarsha, Kamal Basha and Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham (2015) Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 3 (4). pp. 26-40. ISSN 2411-3123 E-ISSN 2411-2933 http://www.ijier.net
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spellingShingle	LB Theory and practice of education AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah Madarsha, Kamal Basha Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
description	This research was conducted to investigate the use of Blackboard by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman and the factors affecting their use. A questionnaire was completed online by 257faculty members representing 43.05% of the total faculty population in these colleges. Results showed that Blackboard is still underutilized by faculty; it is mainly used as a depositary tool rather than for instructional and assessment purposes. Results also revealed that there are statistically significant differences in Blackboard use related to age, experience, specialization and college. However, other demographic variables (i.e. gender and academic rank) had no effect on Blackboard usage. Technology infrastructure and faculty support were identified as being the major factors leading to limited use of Blackboard in these colleges. It is recommended that immediate action be taken to address these issues; it is further recommended that additional research be undertaken to investigate student and faculty characteristics that relate to Blackboard usage
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author	AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah Madarsha, Kamal Basha Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
author_facet	AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah Madarsha, Kamal Basha Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
author_sort	AlNaibi, Salim Abdullah
title	Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
title_short	Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
title_full	Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
title_fullStr	Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
title_full_unstemmed	Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman
title_sort	blackboard use by faculty members in the colleges of applied sciences in the sultanate of oman
publisher	International Educative Research Foundation and Publisher (IERFP)
publishDate	2015
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Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman

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