An Interactive e-Learning Management System (e-LMS): A Solution to Tanzanian Secondary Schools' Education

Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) has been integrated in education in many developing and developed countries alike, but the use of ICT in Tanzanian schools is dismal. Many Tanzanian secondary schools have no computers. The few schools with computers use them primarily for secretarial services and computer literacy training. The Tanzanian education system at other levels like secondary school level has to undergo substantial transformation, underscored by the growing application of new information and communication technology. This paper presents the e-readiness survey result from secondary schools in Tanzania. The paper also suggests how Tanzania can make use of the few present ICT resources to support and improve teaching and learning functions to improve performance and acquisition of knowledge by using e-Learning Management System (e-LMS).

Authors:

• A. Ellen Kalinga
• R. B. Burchard Bagile
• Lena Trojer

Keywords:

• e-Learning
• ICT
• Object-Oriented
• Participatorydesign.

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