Investigating a student focused e-learning system in higher education: a case study of diploma students
Jamaliah Mohd Taib1, Saliza Ramly2, Rohana Ramli3.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) has incorporated a Learning
Management System (LMS), known as i-Learn, with cloud computing
facilities for distribution of course contents, communication, collaboration,
content management and assessments. Some studies have found that some
learning management systems have followed a static and predefined
representation of knowledge with the view to getting the right information
to the right person. As a result, these e-learning systems are not being
fully utilized. Many studies have suggested the failure of e-learning can be
prevented if an e-learning system can accommodate student expectations
of e-learning. In this study, a survey was conducted to investigate diploma
level students’ usage of e-learning technologies and also to determine web
services used by the students in their various learning activities. Based on
the questionnaires distributed to 112 diploma students at three campuses
of a public university, it was found that students did use technologies
extensively and they also utilized the i-learn portal and various web services
in completing their learning activities. Based on the findings, researchers
have proposed a student focused e-learning system that provides a Personal
Learning Environment (PLE) that supports e-learning. It is suggested
that a personalized e-learning environment should blend the web services
that support e-learning in a hybrid cloud computing environment due
to components and resources that can be freely accessed through cloud
computing apps with the highest personalization. With the implementation
of a hybrid cloud, the administrator would be able to control and maintain
the infrastructure of the LMS.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
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