ERIC Number: EJ1069528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0313-5373
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Degrees of Change: Understanding Academics Experiences with a Shift to Flexible Technology- Enhanced Learning in Initial Teacher Education
Kehrwald, Benjamin A.; McCallum, Faye
Australian Journal of Teacher Education, v40 n7 Article 4 Jul 2015
The implementation of technology enhanced learning in higher education is often associated with changes to academic work. This article reports on a study of staff experiences with curriculum development and teaching in multiple modes of blended and online learning in a Bachelor of Education degree. The findings indicate that the changes experienced by these teacher educators were significant but not wholesale. More specifically, the findings highlight three particular areas of change that impacted on their role as teacher educators: changed pedagogical practices, particularly in staff-student communication, interaction and relationship building with students; increasing workloads associated with flexible delivery; and changed needs for staff capacity building related to issues of quality in technology enhanced learning.
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Technology Integration, Capacity Building, Educational Quality, Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Faculty Workload, Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Curriculum Development, Blended Learning, Online Courses, Educational Technology, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Questionnaires, Semi Structured Interviews, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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