Integrating Web-based e-Learning in TVET to Enhance the Literacy and Socio-economic Condition for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to use the technologies to shift the emphasis from teaching to learning. The ultimate goal of Web-based e-Learning is to bring the learning to the learners, not to bring the learners’ to learning. The teaching-learning phenomena of developed countries have changed from Brick to Click approaches (e-Learning). However, Web-based e-Learning is still new paradigm in developing countries like Bangladesh. Web-based e-Learning is absent in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system. TVET in Bangladesh is depriving from the benefit of Web-based e-Leaning. Thus, the aims of the research are to illustrate the residence with mode of internet use and internet services with level of education; to explore the current literacy rate (%) by different economic classes in rural and urban areas; to identify the physical facilities of TVET classrooms; and to assess the infrastructural conditions of TVET institutions for providing the suggestions to Web-based e-Learning integration in Bangladesh. The researchers have visited 45 TVET institutions and observed 210 live classrooms in Bangladesh. The infrastructural conditions of 30 TVET institutions in urban areas were also observed with the structured questionnaires to get the results for applying the concept of Web-based e-Learning integration. The expected outcomes of the research are, once the e-Learning system can be introduced in TVET in developing countries like Bangladesh, there will be a breakthrough in the education system. More students will be enrolled, outreach will go further, better learning material will ensure quality output, ICT based technology will be adopted in the process of and finally bring an integrated benefit to the society.

Keywords: Web-based e-Learning, TVET, Literacy rate and Socio-economic development.