ICT has gradually become an integrated part of the higher education system in Oman in the past few years. With the nation‟s effort to build a digital society for Oman, ICT will play an even more important role in Omani higher education. Thus, faculty members in Oman are under pressure of adopting ICT into their instructional processes. Nevertheless, empirical evidence of Omani faculty members‟ ICT adoption is still limited. Although there have been some studies on Omani faculty members‟ ICT adoption in the past, the current status of ICT uses and skills by Omani faculty members has basically remained unknown in the dynamic social and educational environment. The purpose of this study was to explore the factors, influencing adoption of information and computing technology (ICT) for Omani faculty members from a framework of Rogers‟ theory of diffusion of innovation. Participants were Omani faculty members from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman.

ICT has gradually become an integrated part of the higher education system in Oman in the past few years. With the nation‟s effort to build a digital society for Oman, ICT will play an even more important role in Omani higher education. Thus, faculty members in Oman are under pressure of adopting...