Using management procedure gaps to enhance e-learning implementation in Africa

Awidi, Isaiah T.; Cooper, Martin

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2015.08.003

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“…Okullarda e-öğrenim ve e-öğretimin uygulanmasında liderler, okullarda yüksek teknoloji liderliği kalitesi elde etmeye yönelik uygulamaları ve stratejileri en üst düzeye çıkarmak için engellerin farkında olmalı ve bunları azaltmaya çalışmalıdır (Alwidi ve Cooper, 2015;Lilian, 2014;Weng ve Tang, 2014).…”

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Developing a Grounded Model for Educational Technology Leadership Practices

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Developing a Grounded Model for Educational Technology Leadership Practices

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“…From the last decade, the EA higher education sector continued to narrow the gap between online courses and the long-established face-to-face course style. Awidi and Cooper [9] indicate that despite the scarcity of infrastructure, the number of students taking online courses has continued to increase since 2010. Wanstreet [53] mentions that there are a few differences between online learning and face-to-face teaching style environments.…”

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“…In developed countries, ICT skills significantly help the students to benefit from the distribution of education especially in the context of the higher education sector. However, in developing nations, numerous research indicate that most university students lack the necessary technology skills to take similar advantages and the digital divide is still an issue (EA as an example) [7][8][9]. On this account, an in-depth understanding of the determinants of ICT fluency and an investigation into the evolution of the digital divide are significant concerns for the EA and the developing countries in general.…”

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Modeling the Measurements of the Determinants of ICT Fluency and Evolution of Digital Divide Among Students in Developing Countries—East Africa Case Study

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During the last decade, information and communication technology has brought remarkable changes to the education style of developed countries, especially in the context of online learning materials accessibility. However, in developing nations such as the East African (EA) countries, university students may lack the necessary ICT training to take advantage of e-learning resources productively. Therefore, the comprehension of the key factors behind ICT fluency is a significant concern for this region and all the developing countries in general. This paper applies the Concentration Index and proposes a Logistic Regression based model to discover the key determinants of ICT fluency and to explore the evolution of the digital divide among EA students within the four years of undergraduate studies. To identify the principal determinants, data composing of 1237 participants is collected from three different universities in EA within a one year period. The experimental results indicate that the digital divide among students decreases quite fast from the first year to the fourth year. Regression computational findings show that the key determinants of ICT fluency are the student urban/rural origin, computer ownership, computer experience, class year, and major. The findings provide heuristic implications for developers, practitioners, and policy makers for an improved ICT environment implementation in EA and the developing nations in general.

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“…However, we can refer to Teo's (2010) research to measure the degree of acceptance by e-learning users. Islam (2013) also focuses on perceived utility and perceived ease of use, while Awidi and Cooper (2015) analyse management approaches to facilitate the implementation of e-learning in one of Ghana's leading universities. On the contrary, Cidral et al (2018) in their survey aim to find the determinants of user perceived satisfaction, use and individual impact of e-learning through the introduction of a specific theoretical model.…”

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A Literature Review to Explore E-Learning in Universities

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The article aims to provide a literature review on e-learning and e-learning design in the university context. The aim, more precisely, is to investigate the type of attention that researchers give to e-learning and e-learning design and what are the next trends in e-learning in the university context. The literature review focused on the analysis of two international journals: Internet and Higher Education (I&HE) and Computer & Education (C&E). These journals have been selected from an international ranking on the SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) portal. The investigation takes place at two specific times: (1) a first selection based on keywords on the journal sites; (2) a second selection phase to choose the most consistent studies through abstract analysis. This research makes it possible to contribute, through a review of the literature, to make a mapping of the evolution of e-learning design and elearning studies within universities at international level, taking as a survey reference a fairly long period of time in the analysis of the articles (from 1997 to 2018).

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Using management procedure gaps to enhance e-learning implementation in Africa

Cited by 38 publications

References 21 publications

Developing a Grounded Model for Educational Technology Leadership Practices

Developing a Grounded Model for Educational Technology Leadership Practices

Modeling the Measurements of the Determinants of ICT Fluency and Evolution of Digital Divide Among Students in Developing Countries—East Africa Case Study

A Literature Review to Explore E-Learning in Universities

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