Predictors for adoption of e-learning among health professional students during the COVID-19 lockdown in a private university in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the recent Coronavirus pandemic, many universities realized that the traditional delivery of educational content was not adequate in the context of imposed restrictions. Adoption of e-learning was one obvious way to foster continuity of learning. Despite its rapid implementation during the lockdown in Uganda, it was not known whether health professional students were willing to adopt e-learning as a way to foster continuity of learning. We, therefore, adopted a Technology Acceptance Model to determine the predictors for the adoption of e-learning using learner and information technology variables.

Methods

A cross-sectional study among 109 health professional students ≥18 years of age at Clarke International University was conducted. Adoption of e-learning w

SUBMITTER: Komuhangi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature