Results: This study revealed four themes: Blackboard is professionally well designed; obstacles to the use of Blackboard; the need for Blackboard training; and student behavior through Blackboard | The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how online learning was applied at Taif University after the total transformation from traditional education to Blackboard during the COVID-19 crisis and how it can be improved |
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USING BLACKBOARD IN ONLINE LEARNING AT SAUDI UNIVERSITIES: FACULTY MEMBER'S PERCEPTIONS AND EXISTING OBSTACLES• To achieve this purposes, the researcher attempted to answer two questions• Staff from four medical colleges at Taif University, Saudi Arabia were invited to participate in a semi-structured interview | The Blackboard system applied on the Taif University website is a perfect platform aiming to serve university students and faculty members to communicate with one another easily and quickly• Methods: The study used a descriptive qualitative study design |
To achieve this purposes, the researcher attempted to answer two questions USING BLACKBOARD IN ONLINE LEARNING AT SAUDI … DA: 16 PA: 50 MOZ Rank: 72• Eight Saudi lecturers participated, and data were analysed using thematic analysis.
The first question investigates EFL instructors' perceptions of Blackboard LMS• The second question aims to identify instructors' suggestions to overcome difficulties Thaer Tawalbeh Taif University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia DA: 17 PA: 10 MOZ Rank: 50• Conclusion: The use of the Blackboard has its advantages and disadvantages, and the education sector needs to do more research to find out that issues and work to improve it | Keywords: blackboard; distance learning; university |
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Eight Saudi lecturers participated, and data were analysed using thematic analysis | Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and academic stress in university students |
Results: This study revealed four themes: Blackboard is professionally well designed; obstacles to the use of Blackboard; the need for Blackboard training; and student behavior through Blackboard.