Abstract
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia facing the Covid-19 pandemic, as it is trying with all its efforts to pursue higher education in its universities and schools through distance learning. The current research tried to investigate Taif University experience in distance learning and the effectiveness of BlackBoard in pursuing education in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic from the viewpoints of teachers and students. To achieve this goal, the descriptive survey approach was used. Two questionnaires were designed A random sample was chosen from all colleges of the University The sample consisted of (240) faculty members and 804 students. The results showed great effectiveness of BlackBoard in pursuing education from the viewpoints of faculty members, and to a very great degree from the students' point of view. No impact of the two variables (gender, rank) appeared in the viewpoints of faculty members in that effectiveness. male students’ viewpoints were higher than those of females, and the viewpoints of master's students were higher than those of undergraduate students on this effectiveness.
Highlights
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, like other countries of the world, is going through an emergency represented in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which affected all sectors of society
The previous results are in agreement with the study results of each of (Chen et al, 2020; Al-Zahrani, 2020; Al-Hujailan & Al- Hubaishi, 2018; Al-Zahrani, 2017; Al-Balasi, 2016; Al-Sai, 2015; Al-Manharawi, 2015; Al-Sadhan, 2015), while they differed with the study result of each of (Al-Shammari, 2019; Sayyaf & Al-Qahtani, 2014; Mazroua et al, 2013), which showed that faculty members at King Khalid University use the BlackBoard system with a medium degree
The results of the first question clearly showed that this type of education is highly effective in pursuing the educational process during the Coronavirus pandemic from the viewpoints of the faculty members at the university, and the results of the second question showed that it was effective to a very large degree from the students’ viewpoints
Summary
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, like other countries of the world, is going through an emergency represented in the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which affected all sectors of society. The educational process during the pandemic without any slight thought in canceling or stopping this process and to ensure that the virus will not be allowed to spread through the society and eventually fight and eliminate it, God willing. This type of education is applied for the first time due to the pandemic crisis - in the general education system in the Kingdom, it is almost known in university teaching, but it is not fully implemented as it is in the current situation
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