College Faculty's Readiness for OpenCourseWare (OCW) in Experienced and Unexperienced Groups: A Comparative Study

• In Event: 25.053 - Differences Between Online and Classroom Teaching and Other Comparisons

Abstract

This study developed an instrument and used it to examine 166 Taiwan college faculty’s readiness for OCW. The exploratory factor analysis supported a 27-item scale comprising four factors: personal characteristics (PC), administrative supports (AS), OCW recognition (OCWR), and competency of digital teaching materials development (CDTMD). The results showed that both OCW- experienced and unexperienced faculty exhibited the greatest weight in the OCWR dimension, followed by AS, PC, and CDTMD. Moreover, male OCW-experienced faculty exhibited statistically significantly greater readiness in OCWR than females, and male OCW-unexperienced faculty exhibited statistically significantly greater readiness in CDTMD than female. Moreover, OCW-unexperienced faculty with different positions assigned different weights to the four dimensions. Suggestions for further research are provided.

Authors

• Huei-Chuan Wei, Institute of Education - National Chiao Tung University

• Chien Chou, National Chiao Tung University