Authors:
Samar Mouakket
and
Anissa M. Bettayeb
Affiliation:
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Keyword(s):
The Expectation-Confirmation Model, Learning, Management Systems, University Instructors, Training, User-Interface Design, Technical Support, Computer Self-efficacy.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Cloud Computing
;
Collaboration and e-Services
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
Data Engineering
;
e-Business
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning and e-Teaching
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Mobile Software and Services
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Services Science
;
Software Agents and Internet Computing
;
Software Engineering
;
Software Engineering Methods and Techniques
;
Telecommunications
;
Web Services
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
Although academic institutions have invested heavily in Learning Management Systems (LMS) to support e-learning platform, few studies have examined the factors affecting their usage, particularly by university instructors. To fill this research gap, this study proposes a framework based on the expectation-confirmation model (ECM) to examine the influence of several critical independent factors related to organizational, technological and individual characteristics on university instructors’ perceived usefulness of Blackboard system as one well-known LMS, which in turn will affect their continuance intention to use this technology. Data was gathered from 158 university instructors at a university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Structural equation modeling technique was used to validate the causal relationships between the different variables.