Barriers to E-Learning Instructional Media Adoption among Teachers at Nyang’hwale District Secondary Schools

Abstract

This article discusses the barriers to e-learning instructional media adoption among teachers at Nyang’hwale District secondary schools. The study was guided by diffusion of innovation theory. The researcher collected data by using questionnaire, interview and observation. It utilized stratified sampling, simple random sampling and purposeful sampling to obtain 53 teachers, 4 ward education officers, 4 heads of schools and 1 DEO school. The study employed the mixed research approach and explanatory sequential research design. The researcher coded and analysed data by using descriptive statistics with the help of SPSS 16 version. The study was guided by three objectives namely; to identify resource limitations needed for e-learning as instructional media among teachers, to analyse existing training that enable teachers in adopting e-learning instructional media, and to explore attitudinal barriers among teachers towards e-learning instructional media in Nyang’hwale district. The findings revealed that teachers are rarely using e-learning instructional media despite having electrical power, tablets and also there are some few devices, inadequate skills, poor infrastructures and internet connection. Also teachers lack training that enable them to adopt e-learning instruction media. The study recommended that the government needs to allocate adequate electronic devices in secondary schools and to provide training to all teachers on the adoption of e-learning instructional media.