Pedagogical, institutional and human factors influencing thewidespread adoption of educational technology inhigher education
Year: 2005
Type: conference-paper
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.
Author: Robert Phillips
Institution: Murdoch University
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1892139636