<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n"^^ . "The Open University Malaysia (OUM) is an open and distance learning (ODL) institution which \r\ncaters to the need of in-service teachers and other learners who are pursuing their higher education. \r\nTo meet this need, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes which \r\nemphasize a heavy use of ICT and are delivered via a blended mode. Half of the total learner \r\npopulation enrolled in these programmes are in-service teachers. For these teacher-learners to \r\nsucceed in their respective programmes, they are expected to have the right attitude towards the use \r\nof ICTs for learning, and to optimize the ICT usage. It is hoped that the computer skills and \r\nknowledge gained through the programmes would help them to perform more effectively in their daily \r\nteaching activities and to inspire and motivate their students to improve computer literacy.\r\nThe study aims to determine the “teacher-learners’ perceptions of the use of ICT towards learning in \r\nOUM and to examine their levels of skills and experiences, with a view to identifying areas for \r\nenhancing the effectiveness of e-learning in a blended learning environment. A survey methodology \r\nwas employed, involving a random sample of 457 undergraduate learners, comprising of 365 \r\nteacher-learners and 92 learners from the open market.\r\nThe study found that between 40-55% of the teacher-learners were able to use word processing, \r\npresentation manager, emails and bibliographic database software applications on their own without \r\nany assistance. The study also found that nearly 75% of the teacher-learners had used Online \r\nForum. The teacher-learners held a fairly positive view of the different advantages that ICT can \r\nbring to learning, while at the same time they showed a relatively strong preference for learning with \r\ntraditional methods, implying that they also question the value of ICT for learning. Finally, the study \r\nfound that the significant predictors of positive perception towards learning with ICT, were: ability to \r\nuse email and the experience of using MyLMS, online discussion forums and academic support via \r\nemail for teacher-learners with an adjusted R-square of 20%. For the open market learners, the \r\nsignificant factors were: ability to use bibliographic database and experience of using myLMS with \r\nan adjusted R square of 25%. This implies that in order to encourage OUM teacher-learners and \r\nother learners to use ICT in learning, it is vital to upgrade their ICT skills and provide them with the \r\nmeans to gain experience in e-learning through the institution’s learning management system, \r\nMyLMS. (Authors' abstract)"^^ . "2009-02-03" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Man San"^^ . "Ng "^^ . "Man San Ng "^^ . . ""^^ . "Ramli Bahroom"^^ . " Ramli Bahroom"^^ . . ""^^ . "Latifah Abdol Latif"^^ . " Latifah Abdol Latif"^^ . . "Open University Malaysia (OUM)"^^ . . . . . "IKICT Conference"^^ . . . . . "Ipoh, Perak"^^ . . . . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n (Text)"^^ . . . . . "IKICT_Conf.pdf"^^ . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . . "Abilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \r\ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \r\nenvironment\r\n (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #387 \n\nAbilities, experiences and perceptions of learners \ntowards the use of ICT in a blended learning \nenvironment \n\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education"@en . .