Challenges to E-Learning Support

 gain a competitive advantage. Whatever the reason, all share the same reality: the need to foster a supportive climate in all phases and facets of their e-learning program. An important dimension of these programs is the support faculty receives from their institutions and departments as they develop and maintain their e-learning curricula. ECAR’s study Faculty Use of Course Management Systems touched on the importance of administrative support for course management systems (a key driver of e-learning adoption): “Administrative leadership plays a strong role in shaping and encouraging faculty CMS use. Where strong and positive administrative leadership is exercised, it has resulted in extensive and effective faculty CMS use. Where there is little or poor leadership, adoption rates are lower, CMS use is less effective, and use often engenders student resistance and resentment.” Most respondents (83 percent) see their institutions as generally supporting the incorporation of technology into their instructional practices, as Figure 9-1 shows. The 9 Challenges to E-Learning Support