In this study, all lecturers who had completed LeP were given questionnaires to fill. The return rate was 100%, even though they were told their participation was voluntary. One possible explanation is the researcher and the lecturers are colleagues and friends and on top of that the researcher is also their trainer.
Thereafter, 16 lecturers were randomly selected for one-to-one structured interviews. Again, even though their participation was voluntary all of them agreed to be interviewed which was held in a discussion room. The researcher conducted all the interviews which lasted around 30 minutes per lecturer. The atmosphere was cordial and friendly and lecturers shared their experiences and difficulties faced in the e-training. The interview …show more content…
They can select to begin training at whichever time convenient to them. Once started they must complete a module within a month. However, it is not necessary to move on to another module immediately upon completion of a module. A break in the online training is allowed, then again lecturers must complete all the six modules within nine months.
All the six modules are available in a purposed-built training portal and lecturers can access these modules 24-7. Each module is self-contained and Stage 1 and Stage 2 of a module received minimum supervision from the author who is the trainer. Only at Stage 3, lecturers discuss face-to-face real-world cases with the trainer. In LeP, the pace to progress from one module to another is usually slowed at Stage 2 (forum) and Stage 3 (face-to-face). This is because in these two stages there is a need to have a minimum of five lecturers to sustain effective interactions. …show more content…
All the test questions are written by the subject matter experts who also developed the online notes. A sample item is “The online notes and tests are designed to provide facts and information for forum discussion and face-to-face interactions”. The reliability of the four-item scale computed using Cronbach’s alpha is 0.854.
Stage 2: Online Discussion
The online discussion is measured using a five-item scale and the score for each subject is a summed score across the five items, using a five-point Likert scale ranging from 5 = strongly agree to 1 = strongly disagree. The forum topics mimic the real-world situations in the classroom so that it is easier for the lecturers to relate and it also creates extra excitement in the discussion. A sample item is “I participate actively in LeP forum by giving feedback to my colleagues’ postings”. The reliability of the five-item scale computed using Cronbach’s alpha is
Thereafter, 16 lecturers were randomly selected for one-to-one structured interviews. Again, even though their participation was voluntary all of them agreed to be interviewed which was held in a discussion room. The researcher conducted all the interviews which lasted around 30 minutes per lecturer. The atmosphere was cordial and friendly and lecturers shared their experiences and difficulties faced in the e-training. The interview …show more content…
They can select to begin training at whichever time convenient to them. Once started they must complete a module within a month. However, it is not necessary to move on to another module immediately upon completion of a module. A break in the online training is allowed, then again lecturers must complete all the six modules within nine months.
All the six modules are available in a purposed-built training portal and lecturers can access these modules 24-7. Each module is self-contained and Stage 1 and Stage 2 of a module received minimum supervision from the author who is the trainer. Only at Stage 3, lecturers discuss face-to-face real-world cases with the trainer. In LeP, the pace to progress from one module to another is usually slowed at Stage 2 (forum) and Stage 3 (face-to-face). This is because in these two stages there is a need to have a minimum of five lecturers to sustain effective interactions. …show more content…
All the test questions are written by the subject matter experts who also developed the online notes. A sample item is “The online notes and tests are designed to provide facts and information for forum discussion and face-to-face interactions”. The reliability of the four-item scale computed using Cronbach’s alpha is 0.854.
Stage 2: Online Discussion
The online discussion is measured using a five-item scale and the score for each subject is a summed score across the five items, using a five-point Likert scale ranging from 5 = strongly agree to 1 = strongly disagree. The forum topics mimic the real-world situations in the classroom so that it is easier for the lecturers to relate and it also creates extra excitement in the discussion. A sample item is “I participate actively in LeP forum by giving feedback to my colleagues’ postings”. The reliability of the five-item scale computed using Cronbach’s alpha is