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The prospects of Web 2.0 technologies in teaching and learning in higher learning institutes: The case study of the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania

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dc.creator Mtega, Wulystan P.
dc.creator Benard, Ronald
dc.creator Dettu, Matulanya
dc.date 2016-12-30T11:06:51Z
dc.date 2016-12-30T11:06:51Z
dc.date 2013-12
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:51:17Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:51:17Z
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1168
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91208
dc.description Knowledge Management & E-Learning 2013, Vol.5(4). 403-418
dc.description The study investigated the perceptions of students and lecturers on Web 2.0 as learning and teaching tools. It identified the commonly used web 2.0 tools; determined how the tools facilitate teaching and learning; assessed the appropriateness of features of the commonly used web 2.0 tools in teaching and learning and; determined the challenges associated with the usage of the tools in teaching and learning in higher education environments. The study was conducted at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania; it employed combined research designs where both qualitative and quantitative designs were used. Stratified sampling techniques were employed to select respondents from the different strata namely students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and teaching staff. Structured questionnaires were distributed to 120 students and 50 teaching staff who were randomly selected from each stratum. Findings show that blogs, Facebook, Wikis, Google drive and YouTube were used for teaching and learning at SUA. However, the level of usage of Web 2.0 tools for non academic activities was higher than for academic purposes. It is concluded that that not all tools and applications were suitable for teaching and learning. It is recommended that students and staff should be trained on how to use Web 2.0 tools in teaching and learning. Institutes should promote the usage of such tools because some of them have suitable applications for teaching and learning. Developers of Web 2.o tools should incorporate more applications that may help teaching staff to supervise and assist students in the learning process.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Knowledge Management & E - Learning
dc.subject Web 2.0 tools
dc.subject E-Learning
dc.subject Teaching and learning
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Sokoine University of Agriculture
dc.title The prospects of Web 2.0 technologies in teaching and learning in higher learning institutes: The case study of the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania
dc.type Article


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