Abstract
<p class="apa">Educational technology plays an increasingly important role in the teaching and learning process. Successful integration is the goal of any new educational technology. The interactive whiteboard (IWB) can be effectively used by teachers to enhance the effectiveness of their lessons. This study explored the attitudes and insights of Saudi female teachers regarding the use of IWBs when teaching English as a foreign language (EFL). It also investigated possible obstacles they may face during their use of this novel technology.</p><p class="apa">Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to forty three teachers at different girls’ schools in Riyadh. The results indicated that participants in this study demonstrated positive attitudes toward using the IWB in the EFL classrooms. The results also showed that teachers consider IWBs to be useful devices for enhancing the teaching and learning process and for designing new instructional situations. IWB-based lessons were perceived to be more comfortable for teachers in teaching English. However, teachers stated that they faced some technical obstacles in their use of IWBs.</p><p class="apa">The current study recommended that EFL classes should be equipped with all supplicants of the IWBs. It also suggested that training is important for teachers to deal with the technological devices. EFL teachers need more training to learn how to resolve technical and system problems; they also need to understand how to use all the options offered by the IWBs.</p>
Highlights
The part played by traditional learning in the educational process and its importance for both the teachers and students cannot be denied
This study explored the attitudes and insights of Saudi female teachers regarding the use of interactive whiteboard (IWB) when teaching English as a foreign language (EFL)
EFL teachers need more training to learn how to resolve technical and system problems; they need to understand how to use all the options offered by the IWBs
Summary
The part played by traditional learning in the educational process and its importance for both the teachers and students cannot be denied. The interactive whiteboard (IWB) might be one of the methods that teachers can use to enhance the effectiveness of their lessons. The use of the IWB for instruction can serve as a catalyst for changing from traditional instruction to interactive and constructive methods. This technology could support teachers to use teaching methods in ways that are more contemporary, and utilize various media such as texts, voices, pictures and movies that facilitate more effective learning even during routine teaching practices
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