A study of e-learning readiness of university faculty

Integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education sector has completely changed the dynamics of teaching and learning process; and has undeniable impact on learning outcomes. Consequently, e-learning has emerged as an important educational tool to improve the learning outcome as well as expand the learning opportunities. The present study was undertaken to assess the e-learning readiness of teachers of a premier State Agriculture University (SAU) in India. Stratified random sampling with proportional allocation method was used to select the respondents. The results obtained indicate that the teachers of the SAUs under study are ready but needs little improvement regarding e-learning readiness. Further, Teacher’s age, gender, annual income, teaching experience, computer literacy, achievement motivation and attitude towards e-learning had a positive correlation with e-learning readiness (ELR) whereas educational qualification and designation had negative correlation. Further, coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.784) indicated that all the independent variables included in the study sample significantly contributed in their ELR to the extent of 78.4 %. Thus, the study would be a handy guide for any SAU for launching the e-learning initiatives in higher agriculture education systems.