The Application of Instructional Technology in Distance Learning in the Faculties of Education in Sudan,

Abstract

The main Objective of this study is to identify the current situation of

applying instructional technology in distance learning in the faculties of

education in Sudan, which adopted distance-learning system, and identify

the opinion of the acadmic staff members towards the importance of utilising

this technology in the syllabus. To achieve this objective the researcher

designed questionnaire aimed at understanding the present utilization of the

instructional technology in distance learning programs by colleges applying

this method. After evaluative procedures were applied to the questionnaire,

the researcher distributed it among thirty-two acadmic staff members. A

descriptive analytical methodology was used and different statistic analysis

like t-test, Person correlation coefficient and ANOVA to analyse the data. The

following results have been achieved:

1. The study revealed the existence of negative opinions towards utilization

of the instructional technology in distance learning programs among

the acadmic staff members in faculties of education in the Sudan

universities.

2. The study disclosed that the current distance learning program is in an

underdeveloped stage according to the opinion of acadmic staff members

which does not presently allow to employ this type of technology.

At the end of the study, a number of recommendations has been given

that may help in solving the research problem as well as proposing a group of

suggestions for future studies in the same field