STUDY OF E-LEARNING READINESS OF TEACHERS OF STATE AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY

Y. NAVANI¹, M.A. ANSARI²*
¹Roorkee College of Engineering, Roorkee, 247667, Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, 248007, Uttarakhand, India
²Professor, Department of Agricultural Communication, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : aslam1405@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2020     Accepted : 13-02-2020     Published : 15-02-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 3       Pages : 9508 - 9512
Int J Agr Sci 12.3 (2020):9508-9512

Keywords : e-Learning, e-Learning Readiness, e-Readiness, Higher Agriculture Education
Academic Editor : Dr Vijayachandra Reddy S, Rajpal Diwakar
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Communication, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145, Uttarakhand, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

E-learning has emerged as a tool to improve the access, affordability as well as availability of education to the masses. However, the issues concerning the readiness of the different stakeholder for implementing e-learning needs to be studied so that it can be implemented successfully in higher education institutions. The study seeks to assess the e-learning readiness of teachers a premier State Agriculture University (SAU). A structured pre-tested questionnaire was administered to faculty members selected through stratified random sampling. The study findings indicated that the faculty of selected SAU was ‘e-learning ready but needs improvements’ in certain areas to make it more effective and successful. However, about 40% faculty displayed positive attitude towards e-learning although more than half of the respondents agreed with perceived usefulness and ease of use of the new technology. The study will be useful for policymakers and decision makers for designing relevant and appropriate strategies for effective implementation of e-learning in higher agriculture education systems of the country.

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