The Effectiveness and Acceptance of Collaborative E-learning in the Context of Bangladesh

Progga, Farhat Tasnim; Shahria, Md. Tanzil; Ahmed, Nova

doi:10.1109/tale48869.2020.9368445

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“…26 The 2018-2021 Tobacco Industry Interference Indices suggest that Bangladesh faces one of the highest levels of tobacco industry interference (TII) in the South Asian region. [26][27][28][29] With this study, we aim to enhance our understanding of the incomplete GHW implementation and use this as a case study to understand TII in Bangladesh. In doing so, we seek to examine which industry actors were involved; what were their targets of influence, tactics and arguments; as well as the role of tobacco control advocates in GHW development and implementation.…”

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“…20 The government's share in BATB and the presence of high-level officials on the company's Board of Directors are particularly concerning. [26][27][28] The findings also illustrate how bureaucratic processes can favour the tobacco industry: the complex procedures delay in involving various government organisations helped the cigarette companies create conflict and confusion between these agencies, significantly delaying GHW development and implementation. 79 As in other LMICs, 80 81 civil society organisations played key roles in exposing and countering cigarette companies' efforts to weaken and delay GHW implementation.…”

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“…In addition, the Bangladesh government holds an almost 10% share in BATB, distributed under different government-owned enterprises (0.33% under Bangladesh Development Bank, 6.11% under Investment Corporation of Bangladesh and 2.82% under Sadharan Bima Corporation), as well as 0.64% under the position of the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh [26][27][28]. on April 30, 2023 by guest.…”

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Tobacco industry interference to undermine the development and implementation of graphic health warnings in Bangladesh

Shahriar¹,

Hasan²,

Alam³

et al. 2023

Tob Control

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BackgroundIn Bangladesh, the 2013 Amendment of the Tobacco Control Act made graphic health warnings (GHWs) on theupper50% of all tobacco packs obligatory. However, at the time of writing (May 2022), GHWs are still being printed on thelower50% of packs. This paper seeks to explore how the tobacco industry undermined the development and implementation of GHWs in Bangladesh, a country known for a high level of tobacco industry interference (TII) that has rarely been examined in the peer-reviewed literature.MethodsAnalysis of print and electronic media articles and documents.ResultsCigarette companies actively opposed GHWs, while bidi companies did not. The primary strategy used to influence the formulation and delay the implementation of GHWs was direct lobbying by the Bangladesh Cigarette Manufacturers’ Association and British American Tobacco Bangladesh. Their arguments stressed the economic benefits of tobacco to Bangladesh and sought to create confusion about the impact of GHWs, for example, claiming that GHWs would obscure tax banderols, thus threatening revenue collection. They also claimed technical barriers to implementation—that new machinery would be needed—leading to delays. Tensions between government bodies were identified, one of which (National Board of Revenue)—seemingly close to cigarette companies and representing their arguments—sought to influence others to adopt industry-preferred positions. Finally, although tobacco control advocates were partially successful in counteracting TII, one self-proclaimed tobacco control group, whose nature remains unclear, threatened the otherwise united approach.ConclusionsThe strategies cigarette companies used closely resemble key techniques from the well-evidenced tobacco industry playbook. The study underlines the importance of continuing monitoring and investigations into industry conduct and suspicious actors. Prioritising the implementation of WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Article 5.3 is crucial for advancing tobacco control, particularly in places like Bangladesh, where close government–industry links exist.

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Tobacco industry interference to undermine the development and implementation of graphic health warnings in Bangladesh

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“…Therefore, knowledge about e-learning among all actors is still basic. [25] showed that villages in Bangladesh still suffer from inconstant electricity supply. Most of students do not have Wi-Fi in their homes.…”

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“…The transition to e-learning in this situation was challenging. For example, Bangladesh suffered from a lack of resources to move to online learning according to [25]. Many universities in Bangladesh have claimed that they are unable to continue academic activities through online classes due to inconsistent Internet availability around the country.…”

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Identification of Online Learning Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developing Countries

Mourabit

Andaloussi²,

Miyara³

et al. 2023

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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The unexpected outbreak of the Corona virus (COVID-19) disrupted schools and universities around the world. Traditional classes were canceled, forcing schools and universities to switch to online learning. While developed countries have already adopted e-learning and online learning into their teaching practices, which made the transition relatively easy during the COVID-19 crisis, other developing countries continue to struggle with problems of electricity and information technology infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the challenges of online learning faced by students and teachers at the Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco. Thus, two anonymous structured Google Forms questionnaires were sent to participants via email. 498 responses were returned from students and 105 from teachers. We use descriptive statistics to better understand the distribution of study participants. The study reveals that the faculty during the lockdown ensured educational continuity and offered a reliable online learning in terms of digital and educational materials. However, technical problems such as the slow speed of the Internet connection, lack of knowledge about the use of information and communication technologies to teach and learn, low motivation of students, were significant challenges to students’ and teachers’ use of the digital tools.

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How Should We Educate User Experience Designers (UXD) in Order to Design and Develop Effective Online Learning Platforms? - A Teaching and Learning Framework -

Tevekeli

2022

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The Effectiveness and Acceptance of Collaborative E-learning in the Context of Bangladesh

Cited by 7 publications

References 9 publications

Tobacco industry interference to undermine the development and implementation of graphic health warnings in Bangladesh

Tobacco industry interference to undermine the development and implementation of graphic health warnings in Bangladesh

Identification of Online Learning Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Developing Countries

How Should We Educate User Experience Designers (UXD) in Order to Design and Develop Effective Online Learning Platforms? - A Teaching and Learning Framework -

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