Perception of Synchronized Online Teaching Using Blackboard Collaborate among Undergraduate Dental Students in Saudi Arabia

Abdul Ahad Khan, Chidozie Ifechi Onwuka (), Shahabe Saquib Abullais, Nasser Mohammad Alqahtani, Mohammad Zahir Kota, Abosofyan Salih Atta, Shahi Jahan Shah, Mohammed Ibrahim, Shaik Mohammed Asif and Mohamed Fadul A. Elagib
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Abdul Ahad Khan: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Chidozie Ifechi Onwuka: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Shahabe Saquib Abullais: Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Nasser Mohammad Alqahtani: Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Zahir Kota: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Abosofyan Salih Atta: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Shahi Jahan Shah: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Ibrahim: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Shaik Mohammed Asif: Department of Diagnostic Sciences and Oral Biology, King Khalid, University College of Dentistry, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Fadul A. Elagib: Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: Blackboard is a collaborative virtual learning tool used for higher learning that has been found to be an effective and efficient means of interactions between teachers and students and offers effective educational information management. The aim of this research work is to assess the preclinical and clinical dental students’ perception of Blackboard Collaborate as a quality teaching and learning tool as well as to find out areas that might appear as barriers to quality teaching and learning. This cross-sectional study was conducted online using survey monkey involving 245 dental students who had participated in the virtual classroom lectures during the pandemic with 18 students not completing the survey. The survey instrument was a nine-item questionnaire that included the age, sex, and year of study of the students as well as previous exposure to online lectures. The data collated was analyzed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Statistics for windows version 22. Among 245 respondents that were enrolled in the study, 227 respondents completed the survey, of which 58.1% (n = 132) were male while 41.9% (n = 95) were females. Of the 227 respondents that completed this study, 74.8% (n = 170) of them experienced minimum to moderate technical problems regarding connectivity during the online sessions while 1.8% (n = 4) of the respondents experienced very severe technical problems. The majority of the respondents 54.2% (n = 123) support the continuation of online lectures even after the pandemic. In conclusion, we found a positive perception of our respondents to online lectures using Blackboard Collaborate. Internet connectivity as well as a decline in the comprehension of the lectures as compared to face-to-face learning were found as barriers to online learning.

Keywords: online; blackboard; collaborate; perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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