The King Abdulaziz University COVID-19 e-vaccine: An Evaluation of the Emergency Training Knowledge Model

Bardesi, Hisham Jameel and Garba, Ibrahim ORCID: 0000-0002-6395-697X (2022) The King Abdulaziz University COVID-19 e-vaccine: An Evaluation of the Emergency Training Knowledge Model. ARAB WORLD ENGLISH JOURNAL (2). pp. 356-376.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/covid2.24

Abstract

<jats:p>King Abdulaziz University (KAU) took extra measures in response to COVID-19 in March 2020. The current research evaluated an Emergency Training Session (ETS) Knowledge Model during the pandemic with the aim of identifying for the Deanship of e-Learning and Distance Education (DeLDE) to evaluate how the e-learning services support learning and teaching at KAU beyond the pandemic. The Knowledge Model gathered quantitative data regarding the learning management system (LMS) e-service usage from students (n=2359 female and n=1580 male) and teachers (n=414). Also, the model used insights from qualitative data that came from the critical reflections of the trainer-researcher. We offer critical insight from the review of the literature and the results of the evaluation. First, the evaluation outlines the importance of evaluators bringing some assumptions with them when evaluating programmes. In the case of DeLDE, the assumptions promoted the interest of DeLDE in generating knowledge from different perspectives regarding DeLDE’s e-learning services contextualised as the ETS Knowledge Model. The assumptions gave importance to behaviourist and constructivist learning theories and a goal and decision-making philosophy of evaluation. Finally, contextualising the participant-researchers as the Dean and trainer at DeLDE, the evaluation gained from the participants’ familiarity of the ETS Knowledge Model’s context.</jats:p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	COVID-19, critical reflection, e-learning policy, emergency training evaluation, higher education, knowledge-evaluation, process analysis, Saudi university context, strategic planning, sustainable development
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2022 08:51
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:14
DOI:	10.24093/awej/covid2.24
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3147856