Attitudes of Faculty Staff towards Using the Blackboard E-Learning Man.

      Аннотация: This book aimed at identifying the faculty staff abilities for using the Blackboard E-Learning Management System (L.M.S) in teaching the courses. It also aimed at identifying their attitudes towards it and the differences in attitudes according to academic degree(professor, associate professor, assistant professor, assistant lecturer and demonstrator), experience in using the computer (one, two, five, and more than five -years -experience), and the level of utilizing e-learning in teaching the courses (complete, blended and supportive e learning). The sample of the study consisted of female faculty staff (n= 60) teaching at the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Education, King Khalid University. Their ages ranged from 23 to 55 from different nationalities and specializations.the results refer to there were no statistical significant differences in attitudes due to academic degree. Besides, there were no statistical significant differences due to experience in using the computer, or the level of utilizing e-learning in teaching the courses (complete e-learning, blended e-learning and supportive e-learning).

Ключевые слова: e-Learning, blended learning, supportive e-learning, blackboard, learning management systems, L.M.S.