Conformity of E-Learning for Teaching and Learning in Ethiopian Higher Education: Analysis on User-Friendliness of E-Resources

<p>The study investigated the practicability of e-learning for teaching and learning in Ethiopian higher education in terms of availability, clarity, accessibility in terms of accommodation and economy. The research looked into the roles of e-provisions based on the country&rsquo;s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education policy guidelines as benchmark. Descriptive &nbsp;survey research &nbsp;design was used in the research since the study focused on indicating status than in-depth institution-based analysis of technology-use in education. Two higher institutions &nbsp;were selected for their relative proximity and viability for data collection. Data for the research were collected from 150 students, 4 technical support renderers and 30 teachers. Instruments of data collection were binary mode questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Findings indicated shortage in a purpose-orientation, weak cross-institutional interchange and low mainstreaming of e-resources for course-provision. Though initiatives were high to use e-resources across lessons, shortage in internet access and prevailing digital divides were common barriers. Selective use of e-learning was witnessed on the part of technical support providers. multiplier effects in sharing experiences were not practiced among the teachers. Purpose-conformity was met on highly individualized bases. inter-institutional experiential exchange was insufficient though there was high emphasis &nbsp;on supporting selected instructional strings.</p>