Educational Technology at Omani Higher Education Institutions
Dr. Ali Sharaf Al Musawi
Dr Hamoud Nasser Al Hashmi
Dr. Ali Sharaf Al Musawi
Dr Hamoud Nasser Al Hashmi
This summary of the resaerch focuses on the evaluation methodology used, in terms of purpose and instruments.The purpose of this research was to address the current and prospective views on educational technology (ET) in order to discover the difficulties and develop its utilization in Omani higher education. It was designed to assess & evaluate the current status of ET and aimed at determining indicators which help to formulate a future strategic plan for Omani higher education ET. The need for such research has many reasons like to explore the extent to which ET services are utilized by Omani higher education institutions and to pave the way for researchers and decision makers to measure the cost-effectiveness of ET services for planning purposes. Several questions have been raised as: What are the current quantitative levels of technical and technological equipment/facilities? To what extent is the effectiveness of the current design, production and use of instructional software/equipment? The main instruments used to carry out this research were two questionnaires: the faculty members' questionnaire, and the technical/administrative staff questionnaire. They were developed by the researchers by generating a list of potential issues of ET derived from the literature and national level standardized surveys. In addition, in-depth interviews were conducted to verify some areas of the effectiveness of instructional software/equipment use brought up by faculty members in the questionnaire. The total sections are four for the faculty members' questionnaire incorporating: (1) demographics; (2) career development; (3) ability to use technology; and (4) training needs. The total sections of the technical/administrative staff questionnaire were the same in addition to one more section on quantities, budget, and staff issues. Then, the reliability coefficient was measured by alpha-Cronbach .The results was formed in the following levels: technical resources, human and financial resources, training, design and production, the use, correlation and the effectiveness levels.
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