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Item Navigating for smooth sailing: a qualitative analysis of factors affecting institutional adoption and diffusion of blended learning(Taylor & Francis Group, 2024-09-25) Ali, Ramiz; ރަމިޒް އަލީThe adoption and diffusion of blended learning in higher education have a surge in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. However, research on comprehensive institutional strategies elucidating the reasons and mechanisms behind institutional adoption is still limited. This gap may contribute to a lack of understanding among university leadership regarding the provision of necessary policies and essential support for both students and academics. Utilising a case study methodology, and grounded in Diffusion of Innovations theory, this study investigates the factors influencing the institutional adoption and diffusion of blended learning in a university. The study involved interviews with 24 lecturers and six university executives, and the data were analysed relying on a theoretical proposition. Additionally, various university documents were collected and subjected to content analyses. The results revealed a range of factors that either facilitated or impeded the diffusion process, including student experiences, teacher beliefs and attitudes, teacher support, teacher self-efficacy, university policies, and institutional readiness. While most of these factors contributed to the innovation process, certain elements had a negative impact, hindering the university's efforts for diffusion. Notably, the study observed the dynamic evolution of the roles played by some factors as the diffusion process unfolded.Item Implementation of blended learning in higher education : a case study of adoption and diffusion(University of Wollongong, 2022-08) Ali, Ramiz; ރާމިޒް އަލީBlended learning has the potential to provide learners with multiple advantages such as increased access to learning, increased flexibility, and enhanced learner engagement. The pedagogic method has been prevalent in higher education in recent years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the growth of interest in institutional initiatives, our knowledge about the adoption and diffusion of blended learning at the institutional level remains limited. Knowledge about adoption and diffusion processes at the university level is imperative for university leaderships to inform policy, provide appropriate support to teachers and other staff, and ensure and sustain positive and equitable student experiences. Using an embedded case study method, the current study aims to understand user perceptions and beliefs of blended learning and describe the process of blended learning adoption leading to diffusion across a university. This study is guided by the Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DoI), and the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). Participants were 407 students, 99 teachers, and six university executives who were involved in an institutional initiative employing blended learning in 2019. Data were collected through questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups. The questionnaires were administered to students and teachers. Interviews were conducted for teachers and the executives while focus groups were held for students. In addition, relevant university documentation was gathered and analysed for the purpose of data triangulation. In line with the convergent mixed method, the quantitative and qualitative data were collected in parallel, analysed separately, and were then merged.