Policy Processes for Technological Change

2011 ◽  
pp. 182-195
Author(s):  
Richard Smith ◽  
Brian Lewis ◽  
Christine Massey
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Higher Education Organizations ◽  
The University

Universities, among the oldest social institutions, are facing enormous pressures to change. There have always been debates about the university, its purpose, its pedagogical program, and its relationship to other social and political structures. Today, these debates have been given renewed vigor and urgency by the availability of advanced information and communication technologies for teaching and learning. These include computers and computer networks, along with the software and telecommunications networks that link them together. When these technologies are used to connect learners at a distance, they are called “telelearning technologies.” When referring to their use more generally, to include local as well as remote teaching innovations, they are sometimes called “technology mediated learning” (TML). Despite much media attention and recent academic criticism, pressures on universities are facilitated, but not caused, by telelearning technologies. Change in universities is not simply a result of forces acting upon universities, but is the result of a complex interaction of internal and external drivers. The use of telelearning technologies intersects with a host of social, political, and economic factors currently influencing university reform. Technology, in this context, has become the catalyst for change, reacting with other elements in a system to spark a reaction and a change in form and structure. This chapter examines policy processes for the introduction of technology-mediated learning at universities and colleges. It is based on the results of a two-year research project to investigate policy issues that arise with the implementation of telelearning technology in universities and colleges. The focus was on Canadian institutions of higher learning, but the issues raised are common to higher educational institutions in other countries. The study scanned a large number of institutions, reviewed documents, and interviewed key actors including government and institutional administrators, faculty, and students, to discover the range of issues raised by the implementation of telelearning technologies. This chapter discusses these issues and findings. CASE Questions • What policies or processes are in place to guide change in colleges and universities? Who knows about these policies and participates in them? • What are the forces behind technological change in higher education organizations? Are they external or internal? • Can technology be used as a tool for achieving meaningful and positive change or is it an end to itself? • In what ways can technology be used to increase access to education?

Policy Processes for Technological Change

2011 ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Smith ◽  
Brian Lewis ◽  
Christine Massey
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

Universities, among the oldest social institutions, are facing enormous pressures to change. There have always been debates about the university, its purpose, its pedagogical program, and its relationship to other social and political structures. Today, these debates have been given renewed vigor and urgency by the availability of advanced information and communication technologies for teaching and learning. These include computers and computer networks, along with the software and telecommunications networks that link them together. When these technologies are used to connect learners at a distance, they are called “telelearning technologies.” When referring to their use more generally, to include local as well as remote teaching innovations, they are sometimes called “technology mediated learning” (TML). Despite much media attention and recent academic criticism, pressures on universities are facilitated, but not caused, by telelearning technologies. Change in universities is not simply a result of forces acting upon universities, but is the result of a complex interaction of internal and external drivers. The use of telelearning technologies intersects with a host of social, political, and economic factors currently influencing university reform. Technology, in this context, has become the catalyst for change, reacting with other elements in a system to spark a reaction and a change in form and structure. This chapter examines policy processes for the introduction of technology-mediated learning at universities and colleges. It is based on the results of a two-year research project to investigate policy issues that arise with the implementation of telelearning technology in universities and colleges. The focus was on Canadian institutions of higher learning, but the issues raised are common to higher educational institutions in other countries. The study scanned a large number of institutions, reviewed documents, and interviewed key actors including government and institutional administrators, faculty, and students, to discover the range of issues raised by the implementation of telelearning technologies. This chapter discusses these issues and findings.

Policy Processes for Technological Change

2011 ◽  
pp. 48-57
Author(s):  
Richard Smith ◽  
Brian Lewis ◽  
Christine Massey
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Universities And Colleges ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Change In Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Organizations

This chapter examines policy processes for the introduction of technology-mediated learning at universities and colleges. It is based on the results of a two-year research project to investigate policy issues that arise with the implementation of telelearning technology in universities and colleges. The focus was on Canadian institutions of higher learning, but the issues raised are common to higher educational institutions in other countries. The study scanned a large number of institutions, reviewed documents, and interviewed key actors including government and institutional administrators, faculty, and students, to discover the range of issues raised by the implementation of telelearning technologies. This chapter discusses these issues and findings. •What policies or processes are in place to guide change in colleges and universities? Who knows about these policies and participates in them? •What are the forces behind technological change in higher education organizations? Are they external or internal? •Can technology be used as a tool for achieving meaningful and positive change or is it an end to itself? •In what ways can technology be used to increase access to education?

Preparing Preservice Teachers to Use Mobile Technologies

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-62
Author(s):  
Carolyne Nekesa Obonyo
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University

The use of mobile technologies to enhance 21st century learning is increasing in K-12 schools and teacher education institutions. Thus, there is a need to effectively prepare preservice teachers to use mobile technologies in their future classrooms. This chapter explores the effective use of mobile technologies in teacher preparation in ways that are transferred to K-12 teaching and learning. It goes on to look at two major organizations: the university and partner school involved in the preparation of preservice teachers. Additionally, the purposes of incorporating information and communication technologies in teacher preparation as identified by Davis are explored to understand how mobile technologies align with these purposes. Common challenges of using mobile technologies in teacher preparation are also presented.

Teaching interpreting online for the Translation and Interpreting Degree at the University of Vic

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-182
Author(s):  
María Perramon ◽  
Xus Ugarte
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Teaching Resources ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

Abstract At a time when the advances in information and communication technologies meant that new approaches to virtual teaching and learning could be proposed, the teaching staff on the degree in Translation and Interpreting at UVic decided to offer part of the degree in distance learning mode. This learning mode was launched in the 2001–2002 academic year, with optional face-to-face teaching sessions some Saturdays and coexisted with the traditional face-to-face courses. During the first years, the fourth-year interpreting specialisation subjects were not taught online for technical and pedagogical reasons. Since the 2014-2015 academic year, we also teach these subjects online. The challenge that we face starting the 2017-2018 academic year is twofold: 1. To adapt the online teaching of interpreting subjects to groups with a high number of students in the new Inter-university Degree in Translation, Interpreting and Applied Languages jointly offered by the University of Vic and the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). 2. To adapt the contents and methodology of interpreting subjects to changes in professional practice: telephone and videoconference interpreting, especially in liaison interpreting. In our paper, we will show some online teaching resources, as well as several online tools which we use in our courses.

Distance Education and ICT-Supported Learning in Lesotho

2010 ◽  
pp. 181-195
Author(s):  
Angelina Khoro
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are regarded as a major contributor to the transforming of distance learning. The researcher assumed that education practitioners in developing countries like Lesotho, have limited, or no access at all to ICT for supporting instruction, since they still rely heavily on print and tutor/learner meetings as their distance mode of course delivery. The study assessed the feasibility of introducing ICT-mediated education for tutors and learners on a Distance Education Programme in Lesotho. The paper specifically focused on issues relating to the place of ICT in teaching and learning at a distance, ICT policy initiatives and challenges of infrastructure, human resource capacity, and cost as they affect provision of, and access to computer-mediated learning. Interventions critical to alleviating the situation are also discussed. Policy-makers and distance education practitioners require this type of feedback to be able to effect meaningful improvements in ODL programmes.

Learning Leadership and Technology Enhanced Learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Celia O'Hagan
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Whole School ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Enhanced Learning

The development of technology in the classroom has gone through significant change in the last two decades. Inevitably there is a shift in vision within schools and colleges, requiring educational leaders to advance both tools for information and communication technologies as aids in the classroom and creative multimedia to offer a more comprehensive teaching and learning environment. This is particularly true where a strategy for whole school pertains. Effective leadership in education is also viewed in this light as integral to the advancement of technology enhanced learning both strategically and operationally. This chapter, in keeping with the theme of 'mediated learning', will advance the discussion for readers around the concept of teaching and learning-focused design and offers practical models for consideration both for leaders in education and for teachers in the classroom.

Distance Education and ICT-Supported Learning in Lesotho

2012 ◽  
pp. 568-587
Author(s):  
Angelina Khoro
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Information And Communication

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are regarded as a major contributor to the transforming of distance learning. The researcher assumed that education practitioners in developing countries like Lesotho, have limited, or no access at all to ICT for supporting instruction, since they still rely heavily on print and tutor/learner meetings as their distance mode of course delivery. The study assessed the feasibility of introducing ICT-mediated education for tutors and learners on a Distance Education Programme in Lesotho. The paper specifically focused on issues relating to the place of ICT in teaching and learning at a distance, ICT policy initiatives and challenges of infrastructure, human resource capacity, and cost as they affect provision of, and access to computer-mediated learning. Interventions critical to alleviating the situation are also discussed. Policy-makers and distance education practitioners require this type of feedback to be able to effect meaningful improvements in ODL programmes.

scholarly journals English Professors’ Attitudes towards the Use of ICT in Moroccan Universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hicham Laabidi
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Computer Technologies ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

<em>Computers offer several opportunities that encourage the promotion of teaching and learning experiences. The implementation of computer technologies in education has become the main goal of many educational reforms throughout the globe. The Moroccan kingdom, like many other nations, has understood the importance of using computers in schools and universities. For this reason, the Moroccan government has launched numerous projects aiming at the diffusion of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education system. This paper examined the attitudes of professors of English toward the use of computers in teaching practices. The Theory of Diffusion of Innovation ( Rogers, 1995) served as the theoretical framework. A survey questionnaire, “Computer Attitude Scale” (CAS), was distributed to the EFL professors during the university year 2015-2016.  The CAS that was developed by Loyd and Gressard ( 1984) was utilized to collect data regarding professors’ attitudes. These attitudes were assessed based on four components: anxiety, confidence, liking and usefulness. Descriptive analysis of percentages, means, and standard deviations were used to analyse the collected data. The study revealed that Moroccan professors of English language posses positive attitudes toward the implementation of computer technologies in instructional practices.</em>

Computer-Mediated Learning

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Chien Yu ◽  
Wei-Chieh Wayne Yu ◽  
Chun Fu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Mediated Learning ◽  
Attitudes Toward Learning ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Instruction And Learning

Dramatic changes in information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide a powerful force forthe growth of e-learning. E-learning has become the undeniable trend for both secondary and higher education. This chapter provides readers with an overview of e-learning computer technologies within the teaching and learning, an examination of current research studies in related areas, and a discussion of the paradigm shift as well as on the trends and issues pertinent to the development of computer-mediated instruction/learning and e-learning. Furthermore, this chapter will explore how students perceived the effectiveness of computer-mediated instruction and learning and their perceptions and attitudes toward learning using computer technology.

Desafios do ensino aprendizagem em tempos de pandemia: relato de uma construção baseada em metodologias ativas/Teaching and learning challenges in pandemic times: an experience based on active methodologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-470
Author(s):  
Andrezza Marques Duque ◽  
Erika Hiratuka-Soares ◽  
Larissa Galvão da Silva ◽  
Francisco Leal de Andrade ◽  
Marina Batista Chaves Azevedo de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Remote Education ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Learning Challenges ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The University

Objetivo: Descrever, analisar e refletir sobre o processo de construção/implementação de uma subunidade curricular obrigatória remota, que ocorreu durante a pandemia. Síntese dos elementos do estudo: Realizou-se uma caracterização da instituição e do curso onde ocorreu o processo e, posteriormente, expõe-se o processo de desenvolvimento da subunidade curricular (o funcionamento antes da pandemia e o resultado da reformulação/adaptação/implementação da subunidade curricular remota pelos docentes). Conclusão: Foram identificados desafios, limites e potencialidades desse processo, incluindo: manejo das plataformas, qualidade das conexões e do ensino, acesso às referências bibliográficas, protagonismo e motivação dos estudantes, contato com profissionais de outras instituições.Palavras-chave: COVID-19. Ensino remoto. Tecnologias de informação e comunicação. Terapia Ocupacional.  AbstractObjective: To describe, analyze and reflect about the implementation process of a mandatory curricular component which happened during the pandemic by University professors. Synthesis of the study elements: We did a characterization of the University and after we described the process, including the development process of the curricular component before the pandemic period and the reformulation process before the implementation of remote education. Conclusion: We described the challenges, limits and potentialities, including: the management of platforms, the quality of connections, the access to scientific references, the protagonism and motivation of the students who were involved, and the approximation between the students and Occupational Therapists from other Universities.Keywords: COVID-19. Remote education; Information and communication technologies. Occupational Therapy. ResumenObjetivo: Describir, analizar y reflexionar sobre el proceso de construcción/implementación de una unidad educativa obligatoria remota, que se produjo durante la pandemia. Síntesis de los elementos de estudio: Se realizó una caracterización de la institución y del curso donde se llevó a cabo el proceso y, posteriormente, se expuso al proceso de desarrollo de la unidad educativa (la operación ante la pandemia y el resultado de la reformulación/adaptación/implementación de la unidad educativa remota por parte de los maestros). Conclusión: Se identificaron desafíos, límites y potencialidades de este proceso, incluyendo: gestión de plataformas, calidad de conexiones y enseñanza, acceso a referencias bibliográficas, protagonismo y motivación de los estudiantes, contacto con profesionales de otras instituciones.Palabras clave: COVID-19. Enseñanza a distancia. Tecnologías de la información y la comunicación. Terapia Ocupacional.

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