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E-Learning Implementation Strategy for ICT-Challenged E-Learning Implementation Strategy for ICT-Challenged
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Isaiah T. Awidi
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EE--Learning Implementation Learning Implementation Strategy for ICTStrategy for ICT--Challenged Challenged
E i tE i tEnvironmentEnvironmentSchool of Education Colloquium q
Presentation byIsaiah T AwidiIsaiah T. Awidi
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Main aim of the study
• When, Where and How– Workable e-learning implementation strategy
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Literature and Conceptual FrameworkE-Learning Implementation
Strategic Dimensional Factors
Institutional Domain
PeopleDomain
Technological Domain
Vision & PolicyObjectives & StrategyLeadership
LecturersStudentsTechnical Staff
InfrastructureTechnologyTechnical
Domain
pFunding & ResourcesReward System, etc
Project Team L/CMSAdoption/Diffusion
Objectives, Operational, Activities, Timelines, Responsibilities EvaluationResponsibilities, EvaluationResponsibilities, Evaluation
p pSuccessful E-Learning Implementation
Successful Adoption/Adaption
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Research DesignTheoretical Concepts and Institutional
ExperiencesLiterature
ObservationInterviews Survey Documentation
Experiences
Research Instrument
Issues surrounding e-learning in the UG
Factors that motivate/affect effective
use of e-learning
Dimensions of technology and
practice
Research Questions
Framework of i l ti t t iProposed implementing strategies for successful e-learning
pFramework
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Research MethodologyParticipants Sample Instrument Period - 2010Students Mixed Mode March/August- Science & Engineering- Humanities- Survey
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2 Focus Groups2 Focus GroupsQuestionnaire
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Lecturers 26 Questionnaire March/AugustHODs & Lecturers 18 Interviews March/SeptemberDeans of Faculty 6 Interviews May/SeptemberManagement- Central Administration 2 Interviews May/September- ICT Managers/Unit Heads- ICT Consultant/Managers
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Technical Staff 12 Interviews May/AugustTechnical Staff 12 Interviews May/AugustStakeholders 4 Interviews June/September
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Main Findings – Issues & Motivational FactorsKnowledge and Acceptance
Approach fromadoption to adaption
Participation and Diffusion
Motivations for Success
1. Good Rationale for e-learning.
2. Inadequate users
1. Lack of institutional policy and plan.
2. Poor ICT skill and
1. Lack of clear institutional principle & priority
Expectations of Management; Competent support
and institutional understanding of e-learning
competencies3. Poor institutional
channels of communication
2. Poor engagement initiative efforts
3. Lack of User confidence in
staff; Adequate resources; improved communication and social systemscommunication confidence in
institutional supportsocial systems
Poor - perception of ICT infrastructure; Access to
Poor – access to computers; connectivity,
Poor skill and competencies; Reliability
Relative advantage and reward system; Training
resources speed; bandwidth & reliability
and Scalability of infrastructure
& pedagogical concerns
Good awareness of Institutional capacity; User and institutional Conditions and government provisions & collaboration
initiative, support &actual use of ICT resources
readiness to adapt & change
Capabilities
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Di i f Fi di Id tifi d Discussion of Findings – Identified Dimensional (D) FactorsDimensional (D) Factors
• Institution & Management D-factorsExploring optimism
Skeptic optimism
• OptimismFocus
DirectionNurturing Direction
• Optimism
• Leadership, Policy & Strategy
• People Domain D-factorsExpertsNovice
• Skill and CompetenciesAcceptanceConcerns
• Readiness and AcceptanceConfident Motivated
Unsatisfied de‐motivated
• Institutional Capacity• Institutional Capacity• Technological Domain D-factors
Adequate Efficient
Inadequate Inefficient • Physical and Technical
Infrastructure ReadinessStrategicAd‐hoc • Management and policy for e-
learning
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Proposed E-learning Implementation StrategyQ
Ass
Vision & MissionPolicy & Objectives
Implementing Strategies’
Quality surance
Management Lecturer, Management All Strategic Level Strategy Pedagogy,
Student, Technical &
Level Strategy level
Technology level strategies
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Conclusions and RecommendationClear Policy and
Institutional ObjectivesObjectives
Planning: Identification of
user needs, resources & Task
Pilot and Summative Evaluation Processes
Successful E-Learning
ImplementationImplementationStrategy
Action Operational Adaptation
Techniques and pProcess involved
with TaskTechniques and
Timeline