Adoption and Implementation of E-Learning Framework for Shaikh Zayed University, Khost, Afghanistan
Nasim Jan Taniwall *
Sheikh Zayed University Khost, Afghanistan.
Muhammad Sharif Haider
Sheikh Zayed University Khost, Afghanistan.
Samiullah Hassan
Sheikh Zayed University Khost, Afghanistan.
Salih Khan Salih
Sheikh Zayed University Khost, Afghanistan.
Abdul Rahim Ahmadi
Sheikh Zayed University Khost, Afghanistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Ministry of higher education has recently launched an e-learning tool during the global COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan. Many higher learning institutions in Afghanistan have implemented e-learning tool because of its effectiveness as a learning approach. However, fever studies have shown that there are still low adoption rate of e-learning in higher education institutions in Afghanistan. This study explored the rate of adoption and an implementation framework of e-learning in Shaikh Zayed University Khost, Afghanistan. The strategy of inquiry is quantitative and the instrument for determining the perceptions of target group is questionnaire. A total of 120 instructors have participated in the survey in which some of them were IT Administrators. The survey result revealed that 37.08% of contents delivery is traditional on chalk and talk based, 47.91% contents delivered by instructors using projector and 31.66% academic staff use lab sessions at Shaikh Zayed University. As a result, the ministry of higher education in Afghanistan needs to have guidelines to help higher education institutions to implement e-learning successfully and efficiently.
Keywords: E-learning adoption model, Rogers’ DOI model, implementation framework e-learning, Shaikh Zayed University