Teachers' Online Discussion Forums in Saudi Arabia

Reima Al-Jarf*
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
Periodicity:July - September'2006
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.2.732

Abstract

The Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia has special online discussion forums for teachers as part of its internet website. The study surveys those teachers' online forums and reports the number of participants, number of threads and responses, topics with the highest and lowest posts and the forums role in teachers' professional development and their effect on their attitudes.

Keywords

Online Discussion Forums, Professional Development.

How to Cite this Article?

Reima Al-Jarf, (2006). Teachers' Online Discussion Forums in Saudi Arabia. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 3(2), 49-54. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.3.2.732

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