Adoption of Web 2.0 in Learning Management Systems in Universities in Nairobi: Development of a UTAUT Based Model

Abstract

With the compatibility of web technologies 2.0, there have been changes in the way people access and use knowledge and information. Educational institutions are not an exception to the state of Web 2.0 technology that is on the rise in electronic learning. Despite research on the use of Web 2.0 in education, there has not been enough insight into the models that support the exploitation of web technologies in electronic learning environments such as universities in Nairobi. Web 2.0 refers to technologies on the web such as wikis, blogs, and online forums that allow for the creation, sharing, communication, and sharing of ideas. Interactive platforms like blogs and wikis are known to enhance group work and promote the learning community's needs. For example, wikis have been used to promote collaborative work in educational institutions. An online discussion forum is used to facilitate problem-based learning. Through social networking services, Facebook and Twitter are capable of facilitating social learning. Services like chatting, wall printing, sharing content, and mentoring can increase learning enhancement. Even though Web 2.0 enhances the functionality and effectiveness of problem-based learning, collaborative work, and learning through social networks, African countries have been slow to adopt it. Employment of Web 2.0 tools in universities in Nairobi could improve if the implementers allowed for incorporation of additional Web 2.0 platforms such as social media and wikis. Learning plus social networking are being ameliorated by synchronous or asynchronous Web 2.0 applications and technologies. These technologies provide an incentive for e-learning where it is assumed that social construction breeds knowledge. Through the Web 2.0 technologies, learning takes place through interactions about problems and action as well as conversations on content. Web 2.0 technologies therefore permit learners to work together in a virtual community and collaborate through social media. Research methodology was used to delineate the techniques and methodology to be utilized in this investigation just as to investigate and find helpful data with respect to the reception of Web 2.0 innovation instructing to improve learning strategies. Information analysis was performed utilizing SPSS programming, version 17.0. Expressive measurements were utilized to divide the information when certain frequencies were utilized, while others were examined utilizing numerous reactions utilizing the Likert scale to acquire a connection.From the study findings, some hypotheses in the initial model were found to be non-effective in the adoption of Web 2.0. This left only three constructs; Saving on Time, Ease of Use, and Effectiveness and Efficiency as the primary constructs in the final model. This literature, therefore, aims at making appropriate recommendations on the models and or theories which can be used to properly merge Web 2.0 tools and LMS, and provide guidance to future study work in similar field.