INTEGRATING ON-LINE LEARNING INTO TRADITIONAL OPEN AND
DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL) PROGRAMMES: CHALLENGES AND
PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN SUB SAHARAN UNIVERSITIES

INTEGRATING ON-LINE LEARNING INTO TRADITIONAL OPEN AND
DISTANCE LEARNING (ODL) PROGRAMMES: CHALLENGES AND
PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS IN SUB SAHARAN UNIVERSITIES

RITTAH KASOWE

STEPHEN MWENJE

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development has helped Open and Distance
Learning (ODL) universities world wide reach out to many global students through on line programmes.
Many ODL institutions in developed countries have registered success in their on-line programmes. In
Africa integrating on line learning into existing traditional programmes has legged behind. It is
therefore critical to find out how best on- line programmes can be effectively integrated into existing
traditional programmes. It is also critical to identify ways not to affect the integrity of successful
programmes currently being offered through traditional modes. This paper seeks to investigate the
views of stratified randomly selected students; tutors’ and former students on how best to implement
on-line learning into traditional ODL programmes at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) Data will be
gathered through interviews and questionnaires. The findings of this study shall provide answers to the
challenges emanating from staffs and students’ ICT skills

Global Advanced Research Journal of Educational Research and Review

2013