The Impact of using E-learning Environment Based on Mobile Learning to Develop Community Partnership in Teachers of Individuals with Disabilities

Abstract

This study aims to identify the effect of using e-learning environment based on mobile learning to develop community partnership in teachers of individuals with disabilities in Saudi Arabia. An e-learning environment based on mobile learning has been implemented with android application and iPhone application. The application involves five disabilities (Intellectual disability, Visual impairment, Hearing impairment and Learning disabilities) and there are three types of participation for each disability (useful references, experiences of teachers and parents of children with disabilities and contact and inquiry)  .The results indicated that degree of using mobile learning in teachers of students with disabilities is moderate and some teachers are unskilled in modern technology media in general and mobile learning in particular. There are significant statistically differences in using mobile learning in teachers of students with disabilities according to the type of disability favoring (experiences of teachers and parents of students with disabilities).