An Exploratory Study on Academic Staff Perception towards Blended Learning in Higher Education

Autor/in	Anthony, Bokolo, Jr.
Titel	An Exploratory Study on Academic Staff Perception towards Blended Learning in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 27 (2022) 3, S.3107-3133 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Anthony, Bokolo, Jr.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-021-10705-x
Schlagwörter	Blended Learning; Higher Education; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Teacher Attitudes; College Faculty; Computer Use; Educational Quality; Educational Improvement; Technological Literacy; Instructional Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Lehrerverhalten; Fakultät; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Technisches Wissen; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	As the years progresses, higher education has move towards implementing Blended Learning (BL) which is a combination of face-to-face and online mode of teaching and learning which have continued to advance in institutions all over the world. Accordingly, it is important to investigate the factors that may influence lecturers' perception towards BL approaches. Likewise, there are fewer studies that explored BL in lecturers' perspective. Therefore, this study proposed a framework based on Model of Personal Computer Utilization (MPCU) theory to examine the factors that influence lecturers' perception of BL to improve teaching quality in higher education. A total of 413 lecturers across universities, colleges, and polytechnics responded to an online survey questionnaire. Statistical Package for Social Science and Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling was utilized for data analysis. The results suggest that social factors affect towards use, complexity, job fit, long term consequences, facilitating conditions, and Information Technology (IT) experience significantly influences lecturers' perception towards using BL initiatives to improve academic activities in higher education. Findings from this article support institutions in developing an understanding of the factors that can be considered to improve teaching design, as well as in improving IT for teaching and learning purposes. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01