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Publication Date: 2018
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Innovating in the Real World: Exploring Institutional Effects on Tertiary Teacher Innovations in New Zealand
Distance Education, v39 n1 p54-68 2018
Innovation is a key goal of many tertiary education and distance learning providers. This research explores how teachers and educational designers across three New Zealand tertiary institutions worked to innovatively achieve teaching goals. A longitudinal design using the Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) framework explored the influence of individual and institutional factors on innovation in online course design. Data included interviews, observations of practice, and publicly available institutional documents, which were coded using a grounded theory approach. Peer relationships and institutional technologies were significant in enabling staff to work innovatively. Constraining factors included high workload, research pressures, lack of time to experiment, and limited technological support. Contradictions between institutional policies and teachers' goals in innovating were noted. This research has relevance to those working in a variety of educational settings due to the increasing influence of institutional and government policy on teaching practice.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Postsecondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Behavioral Objectives, Longitudinal Studies, Online Courses, Instructional Design, Observation, Position Papers, Institutional Characteristics, School Policy, Technology Integration, Communities of Practice, Systems Analysis, Performance Factors, Teacher Surveys, Grounded Theory, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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