The Utilization of the Black Board learning management platform by faculty members at the College of Education at Imam Muhammad bin Saud University during the Corona pandemic

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the use of the Black Board system by faculty members in the College of Education at Imam Mohammad ibn Saud University during the Corona pandemic by examining four basic axes. (the use of system tools, attitudes, the difficulties they face, and differences attributed to the variable of sex). The descriptive research method was used to o achieve this. Due to the nature of the study, A questionnaire was built. It was applied to samples from various departments of the College of Education during the second semester of the academic year 1442 AH.  The results related to the use of system tools stated that electronic assignments were the highest percentage of use, followed by virtual classes, then course documents, and faculty members ’attitudes; it was the most agreed statement: I like teaching using the blackboard system, as it provides me with most of the needs for the success of the lecture, and then I love the blackboard system as it facilitates me to communicate effectively with students. As for the difficulties faced by faculty members the slowness of the blackboard system is considered more difficult; than the lack of technical skills. As for the results related to gender, they stated that there were no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two study groups (male and female) regarding the practices of the faculty members at Imam University related to their use of the tools of the blackboard system, their attitudes, and the difficulties they face at the level of (0.01), and considering the results, some recommendations and suggestions were presented.