AN ANALYSIS OF FACULTY PERSPECTIVES ON BLENDED LEARNING ADOPTION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN PAKISTANI UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The present study aims to analyse faculty perspectives on blended learning adoption: challenges and opportunities. With blended learning becoming a popular strategy, the use of technology in education has spread throughout the world. Blended learning offers flexibility and improves student engagement by fusing traditional in-person instruction with online learning. Blended learning is being used more and more in Pakistan's higher education system to raise standards and satisfy the country's rising demand for higher education. This study uses a mixed-methods approach, combining surveys and interviews, to examine the opportunities and difficulties faculty members have when using technology in their instruction. The results show that faculty members encounter major obstacles, such as a lack of training, technological difficulties, and aversion to change, even in spite of the potential advantages of blended learning. But the study also emphasizes the benefits of blended learning, including increased flexibility, better learning outcomes, and student engagement. The results of this study can guide the creation of institutional policies and professional development initiatives that assist professors in using blended learning strategies. Pakistani institutions may improve the quality of education and better prepare students for the challenges of the twenty-first century by taking advantage of the opportunities that blended learning offers.