ICT Based Distance Education
(2010) INFM02 20101Department of Informatics
- Abstract
- The use of ICT for education delivery has become a reality both in the developed and the developing world. The purpose of our research work is to find out use and support of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Virtual University of Pakistan to deliver distance education. A research framework was developed with the help of literature review of the different approaches of technology use in distance education, hybrid/blended approach and learning management system. By applying qualitative research methods, we conducted five semi-structured interviews on the basis of research framework with the employees of Virtual University of Pakistan to collect empirical data. From this research we came to a conclusion that the integration of... (More)
- The use of ICT for education delivery has become a reality both in the developed and the developing world. The purpose of our research work is to find out use and support of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Virtual University of Pakistan to deliver distance education. A research framework was developed with the help of literature review of the different approaches of technology use in distance education, hybrid/blended approach and learning management system. By applying qualitative research methods, we conducted five semi-structured interviews on the basis of research framework with the employees of Virtual University of Pakistan to collect empirical data. From this research we came to a conclusion that the integration of ICT with the hybrid model has become a significant factor of the success of Virtual University of Pakistan. ICT supports Virtual University of Pakistan as a tool for enhancement of their teaching and learning process. It also supports as an administrative, interactive, and collaborative tool in the form of a learning management system. It provides the support in the expansion of the learning opportunities provided by Virtual University of Pakistan. And finally it supports to facilitate the students by providing self-directed and learner-centred approach. (Less)
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- author
- Haidar, Naqash LU and Abdul Majeed, Sheraz LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- INFM02 20101
- year
- 2010
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Learning Management System, Virtual University, Blended learning, Distance education, Hybrid Learning, ICT in Education
- report number
- INF10-051
- language
- English
- id
- 1662119
- date added to LUP
- 2010-09-02 15:21:39
- date last changed
- 2010-09-02 15:21:39
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