Challenges in Using IT for Learning and Teaching in Saudi Arabian UniversitiesPresent by : Fahad Alturise
Supervisor : Dr. Paul Caldor
Introduction
Surveys and Ethical Approval
Students’ Barriers
Conclusion
Data Collection and Analysis
Faculty Members’ Barriers
Outline
IT in education have become one of the most popular tools to improve learning and teaching.
Many challenges and barriers face Saudi Arabia university to implement IT in their system
What are the challenges in using IT in Learning and Teaching in Saudi Arabian universities?
Introduction
Some Saudi’s universities employ IT but not successfully or less than effectively
Prepare two kinds of survey: Teachers Students
Applied for ethical approval Conditional Approval Final Approval
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Surveys and Ethical Approval
Each kind has different sections: Personal Information Information About Electronic Devices Information About Internet Connection Information About Computer Skills Information About Opinion
Several universities with different:
Cultures Infrastructures Colleges GenderSurvey: 200 for students
56 Female144 Male
50 for faculty members10 Female40 Male
Data Collection and Analysis
Analysis by SPSS program
What is the results?
Faculty Members’ Barrierso Lack of institution’s ITo Lack of IT skills
o Lack of motivation
Students’ Barrierso Lack of skillso Lack of technology availabilityo Family or culture reasonso Faculty members and institution’s reason
Faculty Members’ Barriers
Lack of institution’s IT Hardware
Computer devices Wi-Fi devices Network devices Record lecture devices
Frequency
At home 49
At university 33
Outside home and university 22
I don't use computer 0
Frequency
Yes, but I don't use it 10
Yes, I use it 17
Yes, but really use it 6
No 17
Total 50
Software (System) E-mail Student administrative Course or learning management Website
Table 1 : Possession and use university's e-mail
Table 2 : Where the faculty members use the computer
Faculty Members’ Barriers
Lack of IT skills
Security and privacy skills
Traditional productivity tools (Microsoft office)
Learning management systems
N Items
Veryinterested
Moderately interested
Not interested
f f f
1 Learn about using Internet resources that can be used to teach the core curriculum 24 18 4
2 Learn about traditional productivity tools (Microsoft office) and their uses in the classroom. 22 20 4
3 Learning about creating a class website. 19 20 7
4 Learning about learning management systems 14 21 10
Lack of IT skills
Security and privacy skills
Traditional productivity tools (Microsoft office)
Learning management systems
Table 1 : Interest level in learning about the following statements
Faculty Members’ Barriers
Lack of motivation because of: Training and development
Too busy Research Administrative tasks overload timetable
Weakness in the support and encouragement of university directors
Old infrastructure
Students’ Barriers
Lack of skills
IT skills
Traditional productivity tools
Security and privacy skills
N Items Very Significant
Somewhat Significant
Not Significant
F f f
1 Security or privacy concerns 68 55 34
lack of English language needed for IT
Lack of skills
IT skills
Traditional productivity tools
Security and privacy skills
Table 1 : The impact of barriers on the use of Internet in present and future
Students’ Barriers
Lack of technology availability Students’ computer devices
Type of internet access Frequency Valid Percent
I don't have 34 17
Type of computer Frequency Valid Percent
I don't have any computer 20 10
Internet access
Because of:
Not interested in technology
Cost of technology Internet connection unreliable
Table 1 : computer devices that owned by students
Table 2 : Internet access that owned by students
Students’ Barriers
Family or culture reasons
Because of:
Waste time Fears of parents Religion reasons
N Items Very Significant
Somewhat Significant
Not Significant
% % %
1 Family or culture reasons 15.29 28.24 56.5
Table 1 : The impact of barriers on the use of computer in present and future
Table 2 : The impact of barriers on the use of Internet in present and future
N Items Very Significant
SomewhatSignificant
Not Significant
% % %
1 Family or culture reasons 17.18 28.22 54.6
Students’ Barriers
Faculty members and institution’s reason
Faculty members do not encourage students Traditional productivity tools (Microsoft office) Course learning management system Using emails
Responses Valid Percent
Yes, 28.5
no 68.5
Total 100
Table (1): Faculty members tell students their official email
University do not offer IT services to students E-mail system Student administrative services Course or learning management system
Conclusion & Future
Work • I hope that as a result of my research I have discovered things that are useful for my country and its universities so that technology can be used in education more effectively.
• I hope that I have opportunity to focus on the results of my research and try to facilitate some challenges in PHD research.
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