Browsing by Author "Liyanage, S. R."

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ICT aided skill enhancement for moderately hearing-impaired youth
(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka, 2022) Nambuwasam, S. G.; Liyanage, S. R.; Yatigammana, M. R. K. N.
Hearing impairment is a prominent sensory disability in the world. Baker et. al (2017) state that hearing- impaired persons account for over 5% from the world’s population. Though moderately hearing-impaired youth have good eyesight, they have difficulty in reading and writing text-based content due to their inadequate hearing. The inadequate hearing negatively affects their education and makes them low literate and unemployed in the society. If hearing-impaired youth are literate in ICT, more employment opportunities will be available for them in the industry such as graphic designers, computer hardware technicians, etc. Current study focusses on the development of e-learning materials for hearing impaired youth to improve their ICT literacy and competency in order to enhance their employability. We also attempt to identify a suitable methodology to develop e-learning materials targeting moderately hearing-impaired youth to provide ICT literacy skills. The aim of the research addresses the ICT related vocational training of moderately hearing-impaired youth through the development of ICT literacy skills. The research objectives are to identify learning theory, to determine a content development model, to design interactive e-learning material and to assess the applicability of the designed interactive e-learning material to provide ICT literacy for moderate hearing-impaired youth in ICT related vocational training. Based on the literature survey, Constructivism has been identified as a learning theory and the Learnativity content development model as a suitable content development model to provide ICT literacy for moderately hearing-impaired youth. Web based interactive e-learning material has been designed by incorporating text, graphics and audio to suit the requirements of the moderately hearing-impaired youth. A simple quiz is provided at the end of the interactive e-learning material to measure the participants understanding on the provided learning content. The sample participants will be selected using the random sampling technique to test the designed interactive e-learning material. Data will be gathered from the observations, questionnaires and interviews. Participants’ feedback on their interactive e-learning experience is collected using the questionnaire and the interviews. Collected data will be analyzed using a statistical package. Results obtained after analyzing the data will be used to determine the applicability of the interactive e-learning material to provide ICT literacy for moderately hearing-impaired youth. Providing e-learning opportunities to be literate in ICT for moderately hearing-impaired youth is vital because the general education and vocational training of hearing-impaired learners has been drastically affected by the pandemic and the economic crisis of the world.
Online Assessment Technologies and Future Trends: A Systematic Review
(Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka., 2023) Nafrees, Abdul Cader Mohamed; Liyanage, S. R.; Dias, N. G. J.
A rapidly expanding method of continuing education in times of epidemic or conflict is online assessment (OA). Numerous tools are now available to perform OA more effectively and maintain the quality of e-learning (EL) as a result of the fast growth of new technologies. In order to analyse OA technologies and their future prospects, this study has conducted a systematic literature review (SLR). These publications were evaluated in light of the study issue, recent developments and future trends. It was shown that while few studies took into account automated feedback providing, the majority of studies concentrated on eradicating OA cheating. Few studies also concentrated on creating software for OA. Additionally, the bulk of studies have taken AI-based research into account. This research has downloaded articles only from 8 publishers and only open access articles. Future researches can be done about identifying techniques, how OA helps for the fair access to the quality education, and implications and considerations of implementing OA technologies.
Overcome from the Shadow: Literature Review of Engagement in Digital Payment on SME Lending in Sri Lanka
(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2020) Chanuka, S.; Wickramasinghe, C. N.; Liyanage, S. R.
Sri Lanka’s digital payments have experienced an explosive growth during the last five years. Introduction of new financial services channels, progress of information technology, initiatives by the Central Bank, influx of investments by private individuals and accommodative regulations for digital payments jointly has enabled the country to achieve an explosive development in this sector. This growth has opened up new avenues for SME merchants and their stakeholders in terms of payment acceptance and building better relationships with formal financial institutions based on the historical publications published by various researchers. This paper discusses the role of digital payments industry and mega data analysis in financial services, with an emphasis on SME lending based on the parameters defined by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Furthermore, this concept paper highlights the impact of digital payments on the informal financial sector.