Learning Management in Enhancing Potential of Thai Community ICT Learning Center Project for ICT Development and Utilization

The objectives of this research were to: 1) study the general information about the administration problems and needs of Thai Community ICT Learning Center; 2) develop the strategic plans for the implementation of theThai ICT Learning Center projectwith the cooperation and needs of the community members and among the communities; and 3) evaluate the learning strategic plan and learning activities in the regional training of the participant from four regions.The research sample included 30 Thai Community ICT Learning Centers (Thai Tele-Center) in four regions of Thailand: Central, Northern, North-eastern, and Southern regions. There were 104 respondents who served as participants in the Community Content Creation and Media Production Training. This training was conducted in order to enhance their potentials to develop the contents in the Thai Community ICT Learning Center such as video and animation in websites. The research instruments used in gathering data composed of two questionnaires, one for Community ICT Learning Center problems and needs, and another for the participants asking about the training and learning activities.The research methodology involved five steps: 1) survey on management, problem, and needs of Thai Community ICT Learning Center using a questionnaire; 2) development of strategic plan to enhancethe potential of Thai Community ICT Learning Center in learning management for the community based on the survey results; 3) training of selected Thai Community ICT LearningCenter members; and 4) evaluation of the the output and outcome of the training and learning activities.Findings showed that Thai Community ICT Learning Center had no problems with regard to the equipment and infrastructure. The centers where were supported by the local organization such as the community authorities. They did not have any problem with regard to financial support. However, in case of the services, almost of the center managers and committee members came from the other community organizations, so they only work part-time in managing the centers. The strategic plans developed and approved by the Ministry of ICT could be used for enhancing the services. Each center needed to learn more how to generate and prepare the contents to use through the internet. Lastly, the research found that the participants who attended the training workshop on the content generation project had high satisfaction level with regard to the training. They noted that the knowledge and practices gained from the training were applicable to their work and enhanced their potentials. Moreover, they could create content and engage in media production to support the community learning management services in Thai Community ICT Learning Center.