Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective

AlMothana M. Gasaymeh

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AlMothana M. Gasaymeh ¹ ^*

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¹ Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Department of Education, Ma’an, JORDAN^* Corresponding Author

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This study examined the concerns of faculty members regarding the adoption of a Learning Management System (LMS) employing the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM). Forty-seven faculty members from a university in Jordan completed the Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ). The SoCQ was used to assess the strength of faculty members’ concerns in seven areas: awareness, information, personal impact, management, consequences, collaboration and refocusing. The results showed that the respondents’ concerns were greatest in the early stages of the introduction of the LMS. Faculty members had a general lack of awareness about LMS and did not have enough information about it. The faculty members had little interest in or engagement with the LMS; they wanted to know more about the effect of LMS on them personally. Furthermore, faculty members had concerns about the management, time, and logistical aspects of the implementation of LMS.

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Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM)
developing country
faculty members
Learning Management System (LMS)

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 11, November 2017, 7527-7537

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Gasaymeh, A. M. (2017). Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(11), 7527-7537. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80014

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Gasaymeh AM. Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(11):7527-37. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80014

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Gasaymeh AM. Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(11), 7527-7537. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80014

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Gasaymeh, AlMothana M.. "Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 11 (2017): 7527-7537. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80014

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Gasaymeh, A. M. (2017). Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(11), pp. 7527-7537. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80014

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Gasaymeh, AlMothana M. "Faculty Members’ Concerns about Adopting a Learning Management System (LMS): A Developing Country Perspective". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 11, 2017, pp. 7527-7537. https://doi.org/10.12973/ejmste/80014