Readiness to adopt e-learning: pioneering a course in school librarianship education

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dc.contributor.authorZinn, Sandy
dc.date.accessioned31/01/2013 16:05
dc.date.available31/01/2013 16:05
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractE-learning has come of age in South African higher education but scepticism, caution and an inadequate reward system for innovative teaching methods have resulted in a slow uptake by academics. Within this milieu the author pioneered a course in the ACE School Librarianship programme. The study describes the e-learning experiences of the course participants gleaned from questionnaire responses to questions related to experiences of ICTs, the Internet and online learning, ability to navigate the e-learning environment, utilization of elements of the learning management system and implementation of course ideas in their respective schools and personal lives. The study also provides an opportunity for the author to reflect on her pioneering experiences with e-learning and how she would approach it differently next time. The main lessons learned were that 1) the e-learning environment is not necessarily intuitive and participants need opportunities to digest novel features such as the discussion forum; 2) several of the advantages and disadvantages of e-learning that appear in the research literature are identified in this study; and 3) setting up an e-learning course is best achieved incrementally.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDepartment of HE and Training approved listen_US
dc.identifier.citationZinn, Sandy. (2009). Readiness to adopt e-learning: pioneering a course in school librarianship education.South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science, 75(2):159-169en_US
dc.identifier.issn0256-8861
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/526
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherLibrary and Information Association of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsCopyright Library & Information Association of South Africa. Publisher granted permission to reproduce the article as published.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjecte-Learningen_US
dc.subjectTeaching and learningen_US
dc.subjectSchool Librarianshipen_US
dc.subjectInformation and communication technology (ICT)en_US
dc.titleReadiness to adopt e-learning: pioneering a course in school librarianship educationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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