Conference paper
Pedagogical, institutional and human factors influencing thewidespread adoption of educational technology inhigher education
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
ASCILITE 2005: Balance, Fidelity, Mobility: Maintaining the Momentum? (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 04/12/2005–07/12/2005)
2005
Abstract
This paper provides an analysis of the factors which influence the adoption of educational technology in higher education. It argues that the technology is mature enough, although care needs to be taken about definitions of terms used. The role of educational technology is analysed in terms of what we know about learning, and the conclusion drawn that we know enough about the design of educational technology environments, but that this knowledge is not widely applied. The paper then discusses the research about institutional factors which impact on adoption of new technologies in higher education, before concluding that the major factors affecting adoption are human, and these can only be addressed through effective leadership and change management.
Details
- Title
- Pedagogical, institutional and human factors influencing thewidespread adoption of educational technology inhigher education
- Authors/Creators
- R. Phillips (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- ASCILITE 2005: Balance, Fidelity, Mobility: Maintaining the Momentum? (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 04/12/2005–07/12/2005)
- Publisher
- Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
- Identifiers
- 991005540554607891
- Copyright
- 2005 ASCILITE
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Teaching and Learning Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
- Note
- Appears in: In H. Goss (Ed.), Balance, Fidelity, Mobility? Maintaining the Momentum? Proceedings of the 22nd ascilite conference. Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology, 4-7 December 2005.
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