AAGHI Learning Management System (LMS) Portal as E-Learning Forum During COVID-19: Exploring Perception about Use, Usefulness, and Acceptance

Abstract

This study has been designed in the context of COVID-19 which resulted in a major shift from traditional face-to-face mode of learning to online mode of learning. Allama Iqbal Open University Pakistan took the initiative by introducing the AAGHI LMS Portal during the pandemic. This study aims to unearth the challenges being faced by the students and teachers at Allam Iqbal Open University Islamabad (AIOU) by gauging through perception about the use, usefulness, and acceptance of the AAGHI Learning Management System (LM S). This study is aided by the Technology Acceptance Model. Fifty University teachers and the same number of students (n=100) were selected for this study through the purposive sampling method. The findings of this study revealed that there exists a positive attitude and perception of teachers and students toward the AAGHI LMS Portal.