Identification of learning styles and learning domains in Sri Lanka in the development of e-learning content

Abstract

The nature of the human being is extremely variable as far as lifelong learning is concerned. With the advent of new technologies such as information technology with e-learning concepts they will get a pretty good learning environment. Different techniques are always being used for learning. That is the temperament of the people. It differs from person to person with respect to the learning purpose, behavior, life style, culture, age, profession and so on. In this the era of e-learning concepts and techniques we should be able to facilitate their learning style and domains. The awareness of learning styles and domain is important in the Sri Lankan context to ease the development of the e-learning content and to enhance the quality of the materials. The focus of this paper however, is on an identification of learning styles and domains within the Sri Lankan community to develop e-learning content to confer the maximum benefit to the end users. Since Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic country a research has been done considering the above as well. Anyhow one's learning should be oriented towards a common goal what ever the nationality one belongs to. The University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) was the pioneer center which focused on e-learning content development in Sri Lanka. It has received a massive grant from JICA with their expertise and their knowledge to develop and train the trainers in the field of e-learning content development in Sri Lanka and the Asian region. The Learner must be able to study more content and also adhere to the self learning style because the country needs more self motivated and confident learners for its future development. This paper will describe the key learning styles and domains within the Sri Lankan community to develop e-learning content for all.