Investigation on Faculty Members’ Competency Model in Virtual Environment Comment by the Faculty Members and Students (Based on Ormaner’s Model)
Subject Areas : Specialmaghsod farasatkhah 1 , مریم فرهنگی 2
1 - گروه برنامه ریزی موسسه پژوهش و برنامه ریزی آموزش عالی، تهران، ایران
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Keywords: Competency model, faculty members, virtual environment, Ormaner’s model,
Abstract :
Virtual university, offering an appropriate model for its creation and e-Learning realization, is a significant issue that should be considered seriously by managers and higher education administrative. Higher education system, through virtual university development not only could enhance the accessibility of people who interested in learning regardless of time and place constraints but also could full fill the issues such as developments of new strategies on leaning, representing the distinguished course materials, employed the outstanding faculty members, teaching and learning based on individuals ability, augmentation on effectiveness, increase the individual responsibility in learning (student base), learners society realizations and research association establishment. An attempt have been made to investigate the faculty members’ competencies in virtual environment. Considering a descriptive correlation type model and presenting a conceptual model four quarries utilized in order to assessing the model which Mehralborz university choose for field study and evaluating the practical results and their implementations. The questionnaire choose for purpose of data gathering which is checked and verified for validity and reliability and the produced results assessed in two stages. Using the check lists the most adapted competencies with model determined and by using three underlying factors they categorized in three groups. On the second stage, considering the competency discriminations the questionnaire handed out among the faculty members (all these people are working in the field of e-learning) and they gathered for analysis after questionnaires complementation. The results show that there is a significant correlation coefficient between the faculty members’ competency factors in virtual environment. Furthermore the dimensions and competency’s factor as well as students and teachers approach were examined and these two approaches were prioritized.
