The Reality of Professional Development for Faculty Members in Academic Institutions in Light of Modern Information Technologies

Abstract

The research is in line with the directions of the University of Wasit towards developing the skills of human resources working at the university at various levels. The research aims to reveal the reality of professional development for teachers in the light of information technologies at the University of Wasit in terms of methods, goals and requirements and to indicate the most important needs of faculty members for professional development programs. Use the field method researcher and the teaching staff at the university is a sample of the research that amounted to 11% of the overall population. The most important results of the research are that the university has a major role in providing professional development programs, and the most important methods of professional development from their point of view are training visits and academic scholarships to universities in foreign countries. Among the research recommendations is studying the needs of members. The faculty, before starting the development project, prepares a comprehensive guide that includes definition of the goals, methods, and programs of development, and the necessity of periodically evaluating the level of performance of faculty members in order to develop a plan to define development programs.