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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