Exploring the Role of E-learning in Addressing Challenges Associated with Slow Content Coverage and Syllabus Completion among Graduate Students: A Design-Based Research

Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye

doi:10.37284/eajit.8.1.3179

Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye, PhD Mountains of the Moon University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajit.8.1.3179

Keywords: Content Coverage, Syllabus Completion, Design-Based Research

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Abstract

The study aimed to evaluate the role of e-learning in resolving challenges associated with slow content coverage and syllabus completion among graduate students. The study was conducted at one university in Uganda on Master of Education in Educational Psychology students as respondents and lecturers as practitioners, based on Activity Theory. Methodologically, the study was a design-based research (DBR). Findings revealed that e-learning through the use of WhatsApp and Google Docs reduced time spent and wasted during physical classes. In conclusion, although e-learning speeds up teaching and learning, it has challenges and limitations that are both institutional and technical in nature. Therefore, universities, to reap the benefits of e-learning, need to equip faculty with computers and offer basic training for staff in e-learning pedagogies

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