In their research, Almusawi and AlHasmi aim to assess the current status of ET in order to discover the difficulties and develop its utilization in Omani higher education. The main instruments used in this research are two questionnaires and interviews. One of the questionnaires administered to the faculty members’ of Sultan Qaboos University. It consist of four sections:(1) demographics; (2) career development; (3) ability to use technology; and (4) training needs. The second questionnaire administered to the technical/ administrative staff. Its total sections were the same as the faculty members’ questionnaire in addition to a section on quantities, budget, and staff issues. The first and the second sections on both questionnaires were formed of open-ended questions. While all other sections formed using rating scale. The interviews in the other hand were conducted to discover the extent to which the faculty members understand the value of ET in teaching and learning processes and to verify some areas brought up on the issue of the effectiveness of instructional software/equipment use in the faculty members questionnaire.
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References:Al Musawi.A, Al Hashmi.H.(2004), Educational Technology At Omani Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Higher Education.Muscat
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