The document outlines the implementation and impact of the Blackboard system at Dar Al-Hekma University in Saudi Arabia, focusing on enhancing faculty engagement and interaction with the platform. It highlights the increase in active faculty members using Blackboard, identifies challenges in engagement during training sessions, and proposes recommendations for improvement. The authors emphasize the importance of collaboration among faculty and the necessity of expert involvement to optimize Blackboard usage and enhance educational practices.

1. Exchange of Experience Through (Blackboard): A Tool
to Develop Faculty’ Skills in Innovative Learning
Rasha Al-Malik, Kholoud Al-Madani, Dar Al-Hekma University, KSA

2. Dar Al-Hekma University
Mission:
The university mission is to graduate accomplished
leaders and entrepreneurs
Vision:
Dar Al-Hekma University serves as a leading
higher education for women in the Kingdom of Saudi
and a model of teaching and learning
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4. Blackboard History in DAH
• Dar Al-Hekma University has been started the blackboard in 2008
in 12 /123 courses
• In 2009, One design studio section was registered in Blackboard
as a collaborative section between the Interior Design Program at
DAH and the department of Architecture and planning at the
University of Colorado
• Even though, different BB orientation sessions were given by IT
dept. to faculty covering different features, the number of active
faculty members were 12
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5. Blackboard History in DAH
• IT asked faculty who used blackboard to encourage other faculty
to register their courses
• In 2011, decision came to utilize BB features effectively by
encouraging faculty members to use Blackboard to communicate
with students and it was involved in professional appraisal
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6. Number of active faculty has incremental increased as will as
attendees of the sessions have increased
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

7. However, interaction through the sessions was disappointed and
features of BB weren't optimized
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8. So, the question is how to increase the
interaction & usage?
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9. Outlines
• Introduction
• Framework
• Methodology
• Results and Discussions
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
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10. Introduction
Research Objective:
To raise the engagement between faculty and trainers through
blackboard system sessions from 20% to 100%
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11. Introduction
Research Problems:
• Fewer Interaction between faculty members and technical
trainers during blackboard system sessions
• Bored during the sessions
• Limited usage of the blackboard features
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12. Research Framework
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Implementation phase
Result and discussions
Analysis phase
Methodology , Research Model
Diagnostic Phase
Backgrounds

13. Ways to Improve Learning
• Professional learning will be improved by observation and
exchange of professional experience
• Professional learning is a shared creativity where people rely on
expertise and support of one another to implement innovative
new practices
• Cooperation between the teachers is a tool to improve the
educational abilities
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Zwart, Wubbels, Bergen, and Bolhuis (2009, p. 243)
Joyce,B.R, and Showers,B.1983,
Zwart, Wubbels, Bergen, and Bolhuis (2007, p. 165)

14. Ways to Improve Learning
The advantages of the training between colleagues are:
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Reducing the isolation
Enhancing the cooperation
Successful experiences exchanging
Leading to apply new skills
Encouraging teachers
(Robins P,1991)
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15. Ways to Improve Learning
• All the experience that the teacher gains in the colleagues
training group could generate new ideas for the group members.
• Stories and the experiences' exchanging between the teachers
could improve creative solutions to the problems that face them.
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(Almazrooa H,2004)

16. Methodology
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17. Methodology Cont.
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Input Process Output

18. Methodology Cont.
• Surveying tool
• Observing tool
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19. Results and Discussions
• The workshops were successful
• The rate of the audience interaction,
problems discussions and solutions
suggested were higher than the rate of
workshops conducted by the
information technology team
• 70% of the faculty members preferred
to have the workshops by an
experienced faculty than by
technicians, while only 30 % of them
preferred IT technicians' workshops
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IT Member
Faculty
member

20. Results and Discussions
• Faculty could exchange new education strategies like applying
new methods to evaluate the students' participation through
(blackboard) and finding new ways to generate a competitive
environment between the students
• IT members explaining functionality of blackboard and how to
use it. While, faculty explaining the same topic in different way
(ex: weighted column)
• The number of usage increased to 193 active faculty
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21. Conclusion
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23. Recommendations
• Expand communication between faculty members and cooperate
with E-learning experts in the university
• Seek for help from experts in other universities, To develop the
exchange techniques and to enhance cooperation
• Increase the awareness of the importance of faculty participation
in this type of the educational workshops.
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24. Contact Information
Rasha A. AlMalik, M.Sc,
Certified Blackboard Administrator
Mobile number: +966556605005
E-mail: rmalik@dah.edu.sa
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