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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

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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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Background/Significance of research

ContextBackground

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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

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Acknowledgement/Question