Feasibility of implementing blended learning in the post-corona period in the curriculum of higher education from the point of view of academic staff members of Arak University

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
milad mohammadi 1
Bahman Yasbolaghi Sharahi 2
سیروس mansoori 3
1 depaertment of education. arak university
2 Faculty member of arak university
3 department of education, arak university,
10.22070/tlr.2024.18376.1516
Abstract
The aim of this research was to assess the feasibility of implementing blended learning in the post-coronavirus period in the curriculum of higher education from the perspective of the faculty members of Arak University, and the present research method was descriptive-survey and in terms of purpose, it was applied. The population under study in this research included all faculty members of Arak University, totaling 280 people, and a total of 143 questionnaires were collected using random sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect the desired information, which included four components of technological facilities, cultural and social facilities, organizational facilities, and educational facilities. To examine the validity of the questionnaire, the CVR index calculation method was used, and the value of 0.92 was obtained for the entire questionnaire. To examine the reliability, the Cronbach's alpha calculation method was used, and a coefficient greater than 0.70 was obtained for all components of this questionnaire, which was confirmed. One-sample t-test was used to analyze the data. The findings of the research indicated that the technological, educational, and cultural and social facilities of Arak University were significantly higher than the desirable level, while the organizational facilities were lower than the desirable level. Based on the results of this research, it can be stated that in order to implement blended learning in Arak University, suitable organizational facilities need to be provided.
Keywords
Feasibility
Blended learning
Post-corona
Curriculum
Higher Education
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