Title:	DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A SUSTAINABLE E-LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN MALAYSIA
Author(s):	Aidrina Binti Mohamed Sofiadin
ISBN:	978-989-8704-00-9
Editors:	Theodora Issa, Nurfadhlina Mohd Sharef, Tomayess Issa and Pedro Isaías
Year:	2013
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	Web 3.0, sustainable, e-learning, Higher education, Malaysia
Type:	Full Paper
First Page:	63
Last Page:	70
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	Teaching, learning and technology are colliding faster and more strongly than ever, as they are facing increasing pressures in respect to innovation and research while concurrently keeping costs at an absolute minimum and reducing the consumption of raw materials. New technology provides enormous possibilities for higher education to use it in an effective and efficient way and e-learning is considered as the new vehicle to exploit these opportunities to improve students’ skills and knowledge, which are not limited to the current study but can be utilized in the workplace in the future. However, the recycling of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) end products via e-learning becomes a major dilemma for users as well as the education sector. Currently, numerous e-learning frameworks aim to enhance students’ professional and personal skills, but are inadequate as a means of raising students’ awareness of sustainability in the context of teaching and learning, minimizing the environmental impact, and assisting Malaysia to become one of the developed countries by 2020. Therefore, this research aims to develop and evaluate a sustainable e-learning framework for higher-education institutions in Malaysia. This framework will introduce new, sustainable teaching and learning principles, applications and technologies to improve students’ teaching and learning process, and reducing the environmental impact in Malaysia. Design Science Research Process and mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) will be employed to assess the new sustainable e-learning framework with various stakeholders. The research outcome is a sustainable e-learning framework to support students’ continuous, self-directed learning and provide new and meaningful resources to support e-learning to improve students’ learning interaction and satisfaction in Malaysia.
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