Resumen de Designing e-. Learning: Sholdn't We Be Rady?
E-learning has been marked as indicator to the fifth generation of distance education. The implementation of e-learning enhances, not only distance learning system, but also face-to-face or conventional learning system. In Indonesia, e-learning has been a buzz word in every campus. Many higher education institutions are trying to adopt the e-learning system, based on the prospects and potential of e-learning. A number of initiatives have been designed and developed. Although it is considerably small, it has been valuable initiatives for higher education in Indonesia, especially for the purpose of modelling and prototyping elearning. This paper discusses a few initiatives which has been facilitated by SEAMOLEC, some factors to be considered in designing and developing e-learning, the perception of academic staff members as ecourse developers, in terms of factors supporting their success. In addition, some constraints faced by the institution as well as staff members in their involvement in the designing and development effort of elearning are also noted.
