The Role of Educational Technology and Open-Access Resources in Accessible Quality Learning and Teaching: An Exploratory Field Study on Academics, Students, and Administrators in Kuwait †
Abstract
:1. Objectives
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Implications
- What are the emerging teaching and learning needs of higher education academic communities in Kuwait?
- What factors influence the academic engagement with evaluating, implementing, and resourcing educational technologies?
- How can the future teaching and learning needs of higher education communities be met?
- How has the pandemic, the adoption of online learning, and the decline in practical training impacted higher education communities?
- How would Kuwait embrace smart learning environments?
5. Originality Value
6. Contributions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Colbran, S.; Erturk, A.; Simovic, V.; Almutawaa, D.S.; Dabboussi, W.; Mourdaa, R.; Allougman, F.; AbuJbara, K. The Role of Educational Technology and Open-Access Resources in Accessible Quality Learning and Teaching: An Exploratory Field Study on Academics, Students, and Administrators in Kuwait. Proceedings 2023, 85, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023085016
Colbran S, Erturk A, Simovic V, Almutawaa DS, Dabboussi W, Mourdaa R, Allougman F, AbuJbara K. The Role of Educational Technology and Open-Access Resources in Accessible Quality Learning and Teaching: An Exploratory Field Study on Academics, Students, and Administrators in Kuwait. Proceedings. 2023; 85(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023085016
Chicago/Turabian StyleColbran, Stephen, Alper Erturk, Vladimir Simovic, Doha Saleh Almutawaa, Wael Dabboussi, Rola Mourdaa, Fatima Allougman, and Khaled AbuJbara. 2023. "The Role of Educational Technology and Open-Access Resources in Accessible Quality Learning and Teaching: An Exploratory Field Study on Academics, Students, and Administrators in Kuwait" Proceedings 85, no. 1: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023085016