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Faculty Attitudes toward Online Education: Faculty Profiles in the Diffusion of Innovation

Gleckler, Melissa Marie
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0298-7801
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1618855035530331

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2021, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Educational Technology.
Online education continues to grow exponentially, yet faculty acceptance of online teaching and learning has not. Decades of qualitative study indicate that a majority of faculty continue to regard online education as inferior to traditional classroom learning (Butler & Sellbom, 2002; Wilson & Stacey, 2004; Lloyd, et al., 2012; Ubell, 2017). The growth of online learning has spurred the development of educational technologies and innovative pedagogical approaches to foster immersive online learning experiences. As faculty venture into this new educational paradigm, whether by choice or force, their attitudes about online education are slowly becoming more positive (Jaschik & Lederman, 2019). The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of faculty and establish user profiles based on their innovativeness with regard to teaching with technology and online experience. These profiles were framed using Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theory (2003) using cluster analysis. The results of this study indicate that faculty adoption-diffusion profiles are correlational to their attitudes toward online education. In addition, this study determined that online teaching experience is the strongest predictor of faculty attitudes and adoption-diffusion classifications. The results of this study suggest that institutions would benefit in analyzing their faculty innovation classifications to inform policy, technology purchasing decisions, and development offerings.
Berhane Teclehaimanot, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Svetlana Beltyukova, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jiyu You, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Mark Templin, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
84 p.
Educational Technology; Educational Theory; Higher Education; Instructional Design; Teacher Education; Teaching
Online education; online teaching and learning; faculty attitudes; diffusion of innovations; teaching with technology; online higher education

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  • Gleckler, M. M. (2021). Faculty Attitudes toward Online Education: Faculty Profiles in the Diffusion of Innovation [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1618855035530331

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gleckler, Melissa. Faculty Attitudes toward Online Education: Faculty Profiles in the Diffusion of Innovation . 2021. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1618855035530331.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gleckler, Melissa. "Faculty Attitudes toward Online Education: Faculty Profiles in the Diffusion of Innovation ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1618855035530331

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