Faculty Members' Attitudes Towards Using Moodle at Palestine Technical Khadoorie (PTUK)

Abstract

Digital education reshaped the teaching and learning processes in higher education worldwide. This studyinvestigates the attitudes of faculty members at Palestine Technical Khadoorie University (PTUK) towards usingModular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE). A questionnaire was designed to conduct thepresent study at PTUK. A convenient sample of 41participants from two different colleges, Applied Science andHumanities colleges contributed in this study. Findings revealed that faculty members at PTUK had positive attitudestowards Moodle. Nevertheless, there was a significant difference between faculty member attitudes with regard to no.of training sessions offered by PTUK.

The Zoom Boom: Assessing Videoconferencing Attitudes among College Students

“…Attitudes toward learning play a significant role in shaping various factors that, in turn, impact students' involvement in the learning process and, consequently, their academic success [15,16]. Learning attitudes encompass a range of emotions and thoughts, categorized as positive, negative, or neutral, and are believed to encompass emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects [40].…”

“…These disadvantages were also experienced at PTUK while using Zoom. Previous studies showed that insufficient preparedness for this usage in the Palestinian territories was evident [15,44]. Moreover, relatively limited internet service availability in many areas and a lack of online learning ethics make it challenging for students to engage in the educational process fully [45].…”

“…This will lead to success in improving learning via this platform. Using videoconferencing tools at the college for technical fields at PTUK contributes to students' positive learning attitudes by motivating students and individualizing their learning [15].…”

“…Instructors within higher education establishments have been integrating online educational tools for communication purposes for numerous years [12]. Several earlier investigations concentrated on using videoconferencing tools [15,16]. This remains an open problem in the area.…”

Students’ Attitude Towards Moodle Learning Management System as A Teaching Strategy in Nursing Educations

“…It permits no additional restrictions on use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. (12) and these results are consistent with those of an Egyptian study showing that undergraduate nursing students have a favorable attitude toward Moodle's capacity to boost their interest in the course [10].Current study results showed that Moodle was used as a feedback platform, which is consistent with the findings of Deliwe (2020), who claimed that Moodle was implemented for many reasons, one of which was as an interim student feedback system, a platform for student feedback [11].The present study indicated that 54% of the students thought that Moodle is quite user-friendly, and this result is consistent with a study conducted in Palestine it mentioned that their faculty members 73.5% believed that Moodle offers flexibility [12].A study has been conducted in China, it showed that the students had very positive attitudes towards Moodle. Most of them acknowledged that Moodle helped them to learn medical statistics to a large extent.…”