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Investigating Determinants Of Faculty Members’ Intentions To Use Mobile Learning For Educational Purposes, Ibrahim Abdullah Albahli
Investigating Determinants Of Faculty Members’ Intentions To Use Mobile Learning For Educational Purposes, Ibrahim Abdullah Albahli
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Mobile learning is a rapidly growing field in education that has gained increasing worldwide attention in recent years due to the widespread availability of mobile devices and their potential to enhance learning experiences. In Saudi Arabia, higher education institutions have explored the use of mobile learning to support teaching and learning, though limited research examines factors related to the use of mobile learning by faculty members. To ensure the success of mobile learning integration in higher education environments, it is vital to examine faculty members’ behavioral intentions to use mobile learning for educational purposes. This quantitative study investigated how the …
An Exploration Of The Technological, Technological-Pedagogical, And Technological And Instructional Challenges That Saudi Faculty Face In Their Transition To Online Education, Mshael Aldakheel
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
The rapid pace of globalization has contributed to the expansion of fully online programs and course offerings over the past decades. Additionally, the current COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online instruction worldwide. Various challenges have become evident when transitioning to online education. Thus, this qualitative case study explored the technological challenges, technological pedagogical challenges, and technological content challenges that faculty members at a higher institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) faced while transitioning from fully face-to-face instruction to fully online instruction. Three research questions were addressed. Findings indicated participants experienced challenges pertaining to the role of the …
Exploring The Use Of Podcasts On Students’ Language Learning And Change Of Students’ Self-Efficacy About The Use Of Podcasts, Silvia Rehulina Ginting
Exploring The Use Of Podcasts On Students’ Language Learning And Change Of Students’ Self-Efficacy About The Use Of Podcasts, Silvia Rehulina Ginting
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Similar to other types of mobile technologies, podcasts are believed to provide many advantages for language instruction, including English as a second language (ESL) learners’ listening skills and pronunciation and changes in their self-efficacy from using the podcasts for learning ESL. The convergent parallel mixed methods design used Mayer’s cognitive theory of multimedia learning and Bandura’s self-efficacy as foundations. It used 11 different instruments to collect quantitative data and qualitative data from two sections of an upper-intermediate ESL class at one university in Midwest United States. Quantitative data were collected using a pre-test, a post-test, and the note taking quizzes …