e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia
e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia
Meanwhile, the Internet has been employed to successfully impart newknowledge and information (informal learning) via community-basedprojects. As of December 2003, there were 73 projects under theDemonstrator Applications Grant Scheme (DAGS) in Malaysia. Examplesare e-Bario (http://www.unimas.my/ebario/), Nutriweb(http://nutriweb.org.my/), e-Pekak (http://www.epekak.net.my), TheMalaysian Monarchy (http://www.malaysianmonarchy.org.my/),Reproductive Health of Adolescents (http://www.e-rham.com/), ARBECBiodiversity (http://www.arbec.com.my/), Cybercare(http://www.cybercare.org.my) and Agritani(http://www.taninet.com.my).Other more recent developments include the preparation andimplementation of an ICT roadmap. The roadmap is expected to be readyin 2005 and will be tabled at the meeting of the National InformationTechnology Council (NITC), chaired by Prime Minister Datuk SeriAbdullah Ahmad Badawi. Key to the implementation of the roadmap isthe inclusion of all communities, thus minimizing their chances of beingmarginalized in the digital age (Kasim, 2004).The much-anticipated National Broadband Plan is also expected to kickoff in late 2004. The plan was initiated by the Energy, Water andCommunications Ministry and it aims to achieve a critical mass of 1.2million broadband subscribers through national projects such asSchoolNet, eGovernment, Malaysia Research and Education Network(MyREN) and telemedicine. The SchoolNet project will provide a highspeed,always-on networking infrastructure to enable students andteachers to conduct online collaboration, prepare teaching materials andshare documents. The project will link about 10,000 schools by the firstquarter of 2005. Minister Datuk Sri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik was reported tohave said that broadband penetration should be at 50 percent of thepopulation if Malaysia is to be a developed country by 2020. Thegovernment’s immediate target is to increase the country’s broadbandpenetration rate from two percent of the population to five percent in 2006and 10 percent in 2008, that is, when industry players are expected to rollout infrastructure at the last mile (Sani, 2004).According to a report by Foo (2004) more will be invested in setting upRural Internet Centres (RICs) throughout the nation as a result of anotherbridging effort by the Malaysia govenment. It is expected that thenumber of RICs will grow from the existing 42 centres to over 200 by 2008.The secretary general to Energy, Water and Communications Ministry,Datuk Halim Shafie reported that the RIC project has trained more than45,000 rural folks (farmers, housewives and students) in the year of itsinception.The above are some of the key projects and plans by the Government.Among institutions of higher learning, various efforts and initiativesinclude providing not just physically wired networks but wirelessnetworks, in the hope that students will benefit from course materialsmade available online. In some institutions such as Unimas and HELPJoint Study by MEWC and OUM 3
University College, lecturers are encouraged to set up online forums forgroup discussions as part of the teaching-learning experience. Hence, E-learning is currently believed to be a potentially significant area ofdevelopment in Malaysia. This study on E-learning readiness is thereforetimely and will shed light on the current state of E-learning, E-readinessand E-learning readiness in Malaysia.1.2 Literature ReviewWith respect to E-learning readiness in the Malaysian context, thefollowing reports represent some of the seminal works on E-learning, E-learning readiness and E-readiness in the Malaysian context:1. Report of the National Information Technology Council (NITC)Working Group on Electronic Learning, May 1999 (UNIMAS,1999).2. E-ASEAN Readiness Assessment by ASEAN and IBM GlobalServices, October 2001.3. National ICT Approaches: Selected Case Studies (Malaysia) byAccenture, the Markle Foundation and UNDP. www.optinit.org/framework/pages/2.3.html4. Report on 2004 E-readiness Ranking- A white paper from theEconomist Intelligence Unit, written in cooperation with IBMCorporation.5. Report of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue on E-learning by OpenUniversity Malaysia (2004).The above-mentioned reports have outlined several predictors of acountry’s E-learning readiness. Some of these are per capita income,telecommunication networks, urbanization, pro-competitive macropolicies and an emphasis on privatization. Research has also utilized acontinuum-based approach to calibrating E-learning readiness for thepurpose of cross-nation comparison and inter-oranizationalbenchmarking. For example, a report by ASEAN (ASEANSecretariat/IBM, 2001) has indicated that ELR may be determined along afour point scale containing descriptors such as emerging, evolving,embedding and extending to describe the extent of readiness or acountry’s level of E-learning programme implementation.A significant finding of the review of this literature is that there appears tobe affirmation of a high amount of e-readiness among Malaysians, a pointthat puts us in good standing internationally. In an E-ASEAN ReadinessAssessment Report (ASEAN Secretariat/ IBM, 2001) it was found thatMalaysia ranked second on all assessment measures pertaining toinfrastructure, E-society, E-commerce and E-Government. In terms of E-readiness rankings among countries of the Asia-Pacific region, MalaysiaJoint Study by MEWC and OUM 4
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<strong>University</strong> College, lecturers are encouraged to set up online forums forgroup discussions as part of the teaching-<strong>learning</strong> experience. Hence, E-<strong>learning</strong> is currently believed to be a potentially significant area ofdevelopment in <strong>Malaysia</strong>. This study on E-<strong>learning</strong> <strong>readiness</strong> is thereforetimely and will shed light on the current state of E-<strong>learning</strong>, E-<strong>readiness</strong>and E-<strong>learning</strong> <strong>readiness</strong> in <strong>Malaysia</strong>.1.2 Literature ReviewWith respect to E-<strong>learning</strong> <strong>readiness</strong> in the <strong>Malaysia</strong>n context, thefollowing reports represent some of the seminal works on E-<strong>learning</strong>, E-<strong>learning</strong> <strong>readiness</strong> and E-<strong>readiness</strong> in the <strong>Malaysia</strong>n context:1. Report of the National Information Technology Council (NITC)Working Group on Electronic Learning, May 1999 (UNIMAS,1999).2. E-ASEAN Readiness Assessment by ASEAN and IBM GlobalServices, October 2001.3. National ICT Approaches: Selected Case Studies (<strong>Malaysia</strong>) byAccenture, the Markle Foundation and UNDP. www.optinit.org/framework/pages/2.3.html4. Report on 2004 E-<strong>readiness</strong> Ranking- A white paper from theEconomist Intelligence Unit, written in cooperation with IBMCorporation.5. Report of the <strong>Asia</strong> Cooperation Dialogue on E-<strong>learning</strong> by <strong>Open</strong><strong>University</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong> (2004).The above-mentioned reports have outlined several predictors of acountry’s E-<strong>learning</strong> <strong>readiness</strong>. Some of these are per capita income,telecommunication networks, urbanization, pro-competitive macropolicies and an emphasis on privatization. Research has also utilized acontinuum-based approach to calibrating E-<strong>learning</strong> <strong>readiness</strong> for thepurpose of cross-nation comparison and inter-oranizationalbenchmarking. For example, a report by ASEAN (ASEANSecretariat/IBM, 2001) has indicated that ELR may be determined along afour point scale containing descriptors such as emerging, evolving,embedding and extending to describe the extent of <strong>readiness</strong> or acountry’s level of E-<strong>learning</strong> programme implementation.A significant finding of the review of this literature is that there appears tobe affirmation of a high amount of e-<strong>readiness</strong> among <strong>Malaysia</strong>ns, a pointthat puts us in good standing internationally. In an E-ASEAN ReadinessAssessment Report (ASEAN Secretariat/ IBM, 2001) it was found that<strong>Malaysia</strong> ranked second on all assessment measures pertaining toinfrastructure, E-society, E-commerce and E-Government. In terms of E-<strong>readiness</strong> rankings among countries of the <strong>Asia</strong>-<strong>Pacific</strong> region, <strong>Malaysia</strong>Joint Study by MEWC and OUM 4
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