Teachers’ Acceptance toward Blended Learning

Pradit Songsangyos, & Supanut Kankaew

Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi

Abstract: Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi (RMUTSB) is located in the central region of Thailand. Due to blended courses have the average achievement higher than teaching and learning in the classroom only or online learning alone. If RMUTSB decided to launch blended learning courses, the study in the traditional classroom and online learning through social media. It should be accepted by teachers before implement the blended learning courses. The research instrument was the questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of both open-ended and closed-ended questions. Participants in this study were teachers who teach such courses in the faculty of business administration and information technology, RMUTSB, for the first semester of academic year 2015. A simple random sample is obtained based on the mentioned faculty as a pilot. The teachers’ acceptance toward the blended learning courses in overall is at a very high satisfaction. From open-ended questions, teachers conclude as follows. Teachers should be motivation to understand the benefits of blended learning. The teachers should have knowledge and expertise in production or usage of teaching and learning media. For further study, the acceptance of learners in using blended learning will be explored. The factors which support blended learning should be monitored. Other approaches such as a flipped classroom will also be taken into consideration.

Keywords:teachers’ acceptance; blended learning; teaching and learning