Challenges Using IT in Learning and Teaching in Saudi Arabian

Universities

Presented by : Fahad AlturiseSupervisor : Associate Prof. Paul Calder

19 September 2011

IntroductionIntroduction

Reasons for choosing this topicReasons for choosing this topic

Timeline Timeline

MethodologyMethodology

Project OutlineProject Outline

Outline

ConclusionConclusion

Introduction

• Importance of education.

• Importance of information technology.

• Importance of IT in education.

» Benefits for Teachers

» Benefits for Students

» Benefits for Organisations

Why I am doing this project?

• Big gap between countries using IT in their education systems.

• Saudi Arabia has the infrastructure and necessary resources to overcome this problem.

• Available IT is not being used.

Project Outline

• Project definition– Identify reasons for limited IT use in Saudi Arabia.– Identify challenges to better utilisation

• Project Plan– Identify existing work– Conduct surveys in Saudi Arabia– Conduct interviews with key people

Existing Work

– Many articles have been published on e-learning and IT in education.

– They concern challenges or problems.

– Older studies on developed countries.

– Newer studies on developing countries.– Some surveys.

Surveys• Preparation

• Apply for ethical approval from the relevant authorities.

• Prepare two kinds of survey.

• Implementation• Different universities in Saudi Arabia.

• Different geographical areas.

• Two Surveys for:– Teachers

– Students

Interviews

• Outside universities• Communication companies• Educational organizations (eg. National e-Learning Center

KSA )

• Inside universities• Administration • Technical support

• During survey• Data that cannot be obtained in a survey.

• After survey• To verify and build on data collected by survey.

Timetable

Conclusion

• This research will help universities to work on some IT application difficulties in Saudi Arabia universities, especially in developing countries.

• In the future, I would like to work on finding solutions to IT challenges in the education sector.

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