E-learning use at Jönköping University : Driving factors, barriers and strategies

Universities world-wide develop e-learning courses, but do not always have a clear understanding what is needed to develop such courses. Before a university implements e-learning courses, the driving and limiting factors should be explored. To this end we conducted a survey at Jönköping University in Sweden. Every staff member at the university who had devoted at least 10% or her/his time to teaching during the last year was asked to complete the questionnaire. The questionnaire was answered by 159 teachers. The driving factors of using e-learning were found to be primarliy administrative gains, and not so much improvement of the pedagogical value of courses. The two major barriers to e-learning were lack of time (65%) and lack of knowledge about technology (53%). The teachers experienced limited support from the university management in their ambitions to develop e-learning.Final report to the Committee for Pedagogical Development, Jönköping Universit