Technicality of Online Education and Its implementation. What are Strength,Weakness, Opportunity and Threat for workers

1. Technicality of Online Education and Its implementation
(What are Strength,Weakness, Opportunity and Threat for workers)
Prakash Neupane
Executive Member | UNICTS Nepal
Coordinator | UnionPress
www.prakashneupane.com.np

2. “Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter are playing a growing role in US politics
by helping users stay informed and energizing activists.” Barak Obama
“ICTs have the potential to profoundly transform unions and to permanently do away with their
tendencies towards oligarchy, labourism, ideological conformism and narrow protectionism”.
Walton Pantland – Cyberunions
Internet belongs to Everyone – Eric Lee
This means ICT is efficient tools for spreading and strengthening the unionism.

4. e­Learning
is term for all kind of (ICT)technology-enhanced learning,
where technology is use to support of learning.
If someone is learning in a way that uses ICT
is border concept than [online learning] encompassing a wide set
of ICT application and process which use all available electronic
media to deliver vocational training more flexibly

5. ICT?
“They are the computing and communications facilities and features that
variously support teaching, learning and a range of activities in education.”
Hardware: software
Laptops, CPUs, printers, Text editors, databases, e­mails,
digital cameras, spreadsheets, Internet, browsers,
projectors and audio, etc. edu software, etc.

6. Why ICT in Education?
 The rapidly growing usage of technology in today's world is pushing
workers to consider the integration of ICT into the workspace.
 ICT can be used as a tool for motivating workers to learn in a different
way.
 ICT can be effective and efficient.
 ICT gives learners immediate access to richer source materials.
 It can be dynamic and interactive.

7. How can we implement?
 e­Mail  Social Networks
 Chat/ Instant Messaging  Real Time collaborative Writing/Editing
 Forums  Concept Mapping
 Blogs  Project Management
 Micro­Blogs  Web Conferencing/Meeting/ Webinars
 Wikis
 Polls
Integrating ICT into the classroom

8. What will workers learn
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Basic Information and Communication Skills for Collective Bargaining
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A Trade Union Guide to Economic Concepts For Collective Bargaining
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A Trade Union Guide to Collecting and Using Wage Information
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MAINSTREAMING GENDER RIGHTS INTO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
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Building Women­friendly trade unions
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Building Democratic Trade Unions
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Climate Change and Transport Workers

9. Survey
The participants were employees in seven organizations in the United States and abroad.
These organizations represent manufacturing, oil exploration & manufacturing, IT consulting,
wholesale distribution, public school district, and a military division.

10. Who are the E­learners? [survey]
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Middle­aged audience (80% below 45)
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Predominantly male (62%)
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Married (69%)
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European descent (49%)
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Support staff (44%)
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Hold a bachelor’s degree (37%)
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Study in the office (56%)
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Own a computer with Internet connectivity (88%)
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Have been enrolled in less than ten online courses (80%)
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Have participated in e­learning for the last three years (76%)
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Prior e­learning experiences in another organization (34%)
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Intermediate and advanced computer users (96%)
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Have received computer software training (58%)
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Overall positive e­learning experiences (87%)

11. Nature of E­learning Barriers [survey]
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Personal barriers
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Learning style barriers
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Instructional barriers
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Organizational barriers
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Situational barriers
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Content suitability barriers
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Technological barriers

12. The 4 Significant Predictors of E­learning Barriers [survey]
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Organization type
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Self­efficacy
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Computer training
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Computer competency

13. Other Influential Variables [survey]
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Age
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Gender
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Ethnicity
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Marital Status
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Level of Education
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Job Position
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Computer Ownership
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Location of Study
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Prior experiences with e­learning

14. Organizational Implications [survey]
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Barrier reduction strategies have to be planned, continuous, and systemic
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Computer training is fundamental
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Time for study and training

15. SWOT Analysis: implementation in Nepal
What are Strengths ?
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Infrastructure
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Willingness
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Good network of unions and IT professionals
What are Weakness ?
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We are new
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Not advance technology
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Limitation of broadband connectivity/Electricity
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Not availability of desirable content resource
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Readiness of union

16. SWOT Analysis: implementation in Nepal
What are Opportunities?
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Open Source Software
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International Relation : We might not need to build from scratch
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As we have good connection with different union,s we can produce resources here
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Attention of management
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Union will be cyberunion or techunion.
What are Threats ?
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Union Leaders may not agree to adopt
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Financial problem
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Find out the interested people.

17. Three Pillars of Successful E­learning
E­learners’ cognitive skills: E­learners must have the prerequisite knowledge and
skills necessary to participate in e­learning. Computer competency through training,
and practice, and time management skills are essential.
Environment: Organizations must support e­learning by offering a supportive culture,
incentives, models, resources, and fostering e­learning self­efficacy.
Belief and behavior: E­learners’ must have high e­learning self­efficacy and the
appropriate behavioral skills such as taking responsibility for learning.

18. References
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The Seven E­learning Barriers Facing Employees[ Penina Mungania, Research Report
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Funded by the Masie Center]
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Changing Education with Tools Web 2.0 [Cindy Wright,Instructional
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Technology Specialist,Columbus City Schools]

19. Thank you !!
Prakash Neupane
9801083301
www.prakashneupane.com.np
nprkshn@gmail.com

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