Paper Title
LECTURERS' PEDAGOGICAL BELIEFS AND THEIR TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION PRACTICES IN AN ENGINEERING HEI

Abstract
Abstract - The aim of the study was to find out to what extent lecturers' pedagogical beliefs and their technology integration practices align in the Omani HE context and the potential factors that may influence their efforts to practice what they believe regarding technology integration. I used methodological triangulation in which questionnaire was used to examine lecturers' pedagogical beliefs regarding technology use, observation to examine lecturers' technology practices in reality and interview to explore in depth what have been found in the questionnaire. The participants were lecturers from an engineering higher education institution in Oman. The findings revealed a misalignment between lecturers' pedagogical beliefs and their practices due to factors such as lecturers' training, technical issues with WIFI and software installation and students’ IT skills and abilities. Recommendations were provided in terms of providing lecturers with more technology integration training, raising the level of technical support and increasing the students' IT awareness. Keywords - Lecturers' Pedagogical Beliefs, Technology Integration, Higher Education