COVID-19 Pandemic and the Adoption of E-Learning as Alternative Teaching and Learning: Perspectives of Tertiary Students
Yaw Odame Gyau
and Ebenezer Malcalm
Issue: Vol.4 No.2 May 2023 Article 4 pp. 40-57
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2023422 | Published online 12th May 2023.
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
This study investigated the perceptions, attitudes, and challenges of students towards the adoption of e-learning as alternative teaching and learning approach during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the case of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) and the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU). The purpose of the study was to investigate and examine perceptions, attitudes, and challenges of students in the adoption of e-learning as alternative teaching and learning during the pandemic. The study adopted a purposive and random stratified sampling technique to respond to hypothetical issues; that there is a significant relationship between students’ perceptions, attitudes and challenges and the adoption of e-learning in the COVID-19 crisis. From the perspective of the students, findings include a lack of data bundles, online learning being difficult and the unpreparedness of the institutions to adopt e-learning within the first four weeks of the pandemic. The adoption of e-learning as alternative learning in Tertiary institutions, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, is quite novel and still evolving and educational institutions are quite far from absolute transformation.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, Perception, Attitude, Challenges, E-learning, Adoption.
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Yaw Odame Gyau is currently a doctoral researcher at the Open University Malaysia (OUM) / Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) and holds an MPhil Education degree from the same university. He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Media, Arts and Communication-Ghana Institute of Journalism (UNIMAC-GIJ), Accra. His research interests are in the areas of Educational Technology, Instructional Technology and Advertising Education. Mr. Gyau is a member of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW), Association of Instructional and Educational Technologists, Ghana (AIETG), American Academy of Advertising (AAA). He is currently the Founder and online Instructor of ELAD (E-learning and Advertising education website- www.eladhub.com).
Prof. Ebenezer Malcalm is currently the Dean of School of Graduate Studies and Research, Ghana Communication Technology University. He is also an International Consultant and former Director of Centre for Online Learning and Teaching at the same institution. Prof. Malcalm was also the founding Pro Vice Chancellor of Laweh Open University College. He is experienced Instructional Designer and Technologist, Development Communication Consultant, Strategic Planning Expert, Project development, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. He obtained a BA degree in Publishing Studies at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana and a Masters in Population Studies,from University of Ghana. He also graduated and obtained Masters degree in International Affairs with a major in Communication and Development at Ohio University. He earned his Ph.D in Instructional Technology at Ohio University, USA. He has broad experience in the design, development and evaluation of multimedia and computer-based learning materials.
Gyau Y.O. & Malcalm, E.“COVID-19 Pandemic and the Adoption of E-Learning as Alternative Teaching and Learning: Perspectives of Tertiary Students.” Journal of Education and Learning Technology 4, no.2 (2023): 40-57. https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2023422
© 2023 The Author(s). Published and Maintained by Noyam Publishers. This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
