Identification of learners’ attitudes regarding the implementation of read/write web, blog tools: a case study in higher education

Conference Paper

Mohammed, Alhojailan, . 2012

• نوع عمل المنشور: conference paper
• الوسوم: elearning, social network, attitude, bolg tools, web 2.0, higher education in Saudi Arabia
• اسم المؤتمر: 7th DisCo Conference Reader: New Media and Education
• عنوان المؤتمر: Centre for Higher Education Studies- Charles University, Prague
• تاريخ المؤتمر: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2012
• المنظمة الراعية: Charles University, Prague

مستخلص المنشور

The aim of this paper is to identify the current perception and attitude of learners’ regarding the use of the blog tools within their learning environment in higher education. Qualitative, applied questionnaire and interview techniques were used by adapted pre/post data collection to measure the differences been occurred before and after the study. The learners’ attitudes in this study toward the implementation of blog tools within their learning environment were mixed and contrast. Their views could be divided into twofold phases; the first phase: their attitude before the implementation, in which most of their responses focused on their expectation of the blog with showing positive attitude. That is something that they had wished to gain despite their lack of knowledge regarding blog services. Most issues were considered in this phase by learners that could affect their attitudes are the ‘Skills’ and the ‘Beneficial’. The second phase, their attitude after the implementation of the blog, which indicate that most learners showed positive attitude but in two different ways and concepts: first: positive attitude with acceptance of the utilization of blogs but with conditions and, the second, showing positive attitude with giving a justification. Generally, ‘features’ of blog and ‘communications’ were the important factors that could affect the attitude of the leaners, but the main factor considered by learners was the interactivity between the participants.