The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions

This study examined the role of administrators in facilitating instructors and students of distance education proframme (DEP) to the use of effective communication tools of the present digitized environment. Administrators / coordinators of DEP were purposively selected from three difference univers...

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Main Authors:	Hashim , Che Noraini, Kayode, Bakare Kazeem, Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT) 2015
Subjects:	LB2300 Higher Education LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/37318/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/37318/1/The_Roles_of_Administrators.pdf

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spelling	iium-373182014-07-18T07:02:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/37318/ The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions Hashim , Che Noraini Kayode, Bakare Kazeem Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah LB2300 Higher Education LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) This study examined the role of administrators in facilitating instructors and students of distance education proframme (DEP) to the use of effective communication tools of the present digitized environment. Administrators / coordinators of DEP were purposively selected from three difference universities in Malaysia. Their responses from interviews had been transcribed and coded. Students' feedback and monitoring activities on Learning Management System (LMS) were also collected and analyzed. Findings suggest that administrators did not consider certificate or experience in distance learning while recruiting instructors to teach in DEP. Instead, they perceived that university lecturers from the conventional programme should be able to fulfill course learning outcomes designed for the DEP. Evidence had shown that administrators bureaucratic decision in mandating LMS with grade attached, seemed to deter lecturers from using effective communication tools such as emails and facebook. When asked on plans to improve the administration of DEP, the administrators mentioned that training has really helped lecturers to improve their content delivery skills. It is concluded that the circumstantial or semester training through LMS which involved training among lecturers who are new in the e-learning environment is inadequate. The monitoring of DEP through the LMS is recommended to be focused on upgrading communication practices as well as attitudes among lecturers for effective online instructions which are critical to the eventual achievement of the DEP learners. International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT) 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/37318/1/The_Roles_of_Administrators.pdf Hashim , Che Noraini and Kayode, Bakare Kazeem and Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah (2015) The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity (IJSSH), 5 (5). pp. 479-482. ISSN 2010-3646 (In Press)
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description	This study examined the role of administrators in facilitating instructors and students of distance education proframme (DEP) to the use of effective communication tools of the present digitized environment. Administrators / coordinators of DEP were purposively selected from three difference universities in Malaysia. Their responses from interviews had been transcribed and coded. Students' feedback and monitoring activities on Learning Management System (LMS) were also collected and analyzed. Findings suggest that administrators did not consider certificate or experience in distance learning while recruiting instructors to teach in DEP. Instead, they perceived that university lecturers from the conventional programme should be able to fulfill course learning outcomes designed for the DEP. Evidence had shown that administrators bureaucratic decision in mandating LMS with grade attached, seemed to deter lecturers from using effective communication tools such as emails and facebook. When asked on plans to improve the administration of DEP, the administrators mentioned that training has really helped lecturers to improve their content delivery skills. It is concluded that the circumstantial or semester training through LMS which involved training among lecturers who are new in the e-learning environment is inadequate. The monitoring of DEP through the LMS is recommended to be focused on upgrading communication practices as well as attitudes among lecturers for effective online instructions which are critical to the eventual achievement of the DEP learners.
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author	Hashim , Che Noraini Kayode, Bakare Kazeem Syed Hassan, Sharifah Sariah
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title	The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions
title_short	The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions
title_full	The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions
title_fullStr	The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions
title_full_unstemmed	The roles of administrators in distance education programme: a case at higher learning institutions
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publisher	International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology Press (IACSIT)
publishDate	2015
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