Exploring the needs of Malay manuscript studies community for an e-learning platform
Philology studies are often associated with traditional methods of teaching and learning. This study explores the possibility of e-learning adoption amongst Malay manuscripts learning community. The Soft System Methodology (SSM) is used to guide the investigation. SSM emphasises on understanding...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University Malaya
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/32138/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32138/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/32138/1/MJLIS1.pdf |
| Summary: | Philology studies are often associated with traditional methods of teaching and learning. This study
explores the possibility of e-learning adoption amongst Malay manuscripts learning community. The
Soft System Methodology (SSM) is used to guide the investigation. SSM emphasises on
understanding the problem situations faced by Malay manuscript learning community and expresses
the situations in rich pictures. The manuscript learning community comprises lecturers, students and
researchers in the field of philology. Data were gathered from interviews, focus group discussions
and observations. Academy of Malay Studies, University of Malaya is the case study setting, focusing
on lecturers who teach and students who enrol in a philology course as well as doctoral students
researching on manuscript studies. The findings highlight problems faced by the various stakeholders
and propose solutions in the form of a conceptual model for a collaborative electronic platform to
improve teaching and learning as well as utilizing digitized manuscript surrogates held in a digital
library of Malay manuscripts. |
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