标题：Wrestling, wrangling and reaping technology: Exploring the complex interactions amongst people and technologies that support learning and teaching in higher education
期刊名称：Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development
印刷版ISSN：1832-2050
出版年度：2011
卷号：8
期号：01
出版社：Central Queensland University
摘要：The way that learning contexts are conceptualised is changing and learning environments are no longer confined to a physical space (Johnson, Levine, Smith, Smythe, & Stone, 2009). For higher education institutions the benefits of embracing emerging technologies are considerable and for students original educational practice has the potential to have a significant impact on both learning and teaching. A review of the literature, however, reveals that e-learning in universities is directed often towards the administering of learning and teaching rather than the implementation of interactive pedagogies (Hedberg, 2006; OECD, 2005; Reeves, Herrington, & Oliver, 2004). For example, educators most often use course management systems (CMS) as a place for making content available to students rather than developing activities that take advantage of the potential opportunities for interactive learning activities that are provided by new technologies. A significant challenge is, for all of their benefits, emerging technologies remain a “disruptive innovation—and an expensive one” (Economist Intelligence Unit, 2008, p. 4). Educators who are used to teaching in a particular way may be unwilling to invest the time and effort required to learn new teaching strategies; others may lack training and or access to the resources needed for support. This special edition focuses on the experiences of staff and students wrestling with the integration of emerging technologies within higher education curricula. The papers explore how people wrangled with the relationships among learning theories and teaching strategies, academics and students, and the affordances of the educational technologies. All papers offer insights about how technology may be used to reap rewards through supporting and enhancing learning and teaching within the higher education environment.
