?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.122986&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Understanding+lecturers'+pedagogic+practices+and+perspectives+in+regard+to+blackboard+utilisation+in+Saudi+and+Australian+universities&rft.creator=Aldubaibi%2C+Safa+Ali+S.&rft.subject=Blackboard&rft.subject=LMS&rft.subject=Tertiary+Education&rft.subject=VLE&rft.subject=Mixed+method&rft.subject=Enabelers&rft.subject=Barriers&rft.description=This+study+explored+perceived+enablers+and+barriers+of+Blackboard+utilisation+by+Saudi+Arabian+and+Australian+lecturers.+Results+revealed+that+lecturers+in+both+countries+used+Blackboard+as+a+repository+of+materials%2C+largely+due+to+the+technical+problems+and+lack+of+training.+Results+also+showed+that+Saudi+and+Australian+lecturers+have+different+perceptions+regarding+Blackboard+uptake+in+their+teaching+and+students'+learning.+Australian+lecturers+were+more+likely+to+incorporate+other+online+platforms+than+Blackboard+in+their+teaching.+Saudi+lecturers%2C+particularly+women+lecturers%2C+were+more+enthusiastic+to+use+Blackboard+as+it+allowed+them+to+connect+with+a+diversity+of+students.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2018&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F122986%2F1%2FSafa%2520Ali%2520S_Aldubaibi_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.rights=http%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Flicenses%2Fby-nc-nd%2F4.0%2F&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.122986&rft.relation=Aldubaibi%2C+Safa+Ali+S.+(2018)+Understanding+lecturers'+pedagogic+practices+and+perspectives+in+regard+to+blackboard+utilisation+in+Saudi+and+Australian+universities.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F122986%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education