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ERIC Number: EJ1225718
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
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Faculty Pedagogical Developers as Enablers of Technology Enhanced Learning
Viberg, Olga; Bälter, Olle; Hedin, Björn; Riese, Emma; Mavroudi, Anna
British Journal of Educational Technology, v50 n5 p2637-2650 Sep 2019
As the integration of digital technologies in higher education continues to increase, there is a need to understand how to best support university teachers as designers of technology-enhanced learning (TEL) in order to support students to achieve academic success. In this study, we have examined the Faculty Pedagogical Developer Initiative at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, an innovative project to support a bottom-up change process of teachers as designers of TEL, with the intent to strengthen the professional pedagogical development for the faculty. Data were collected from interviews and official documents. Actor-network theory was applied for the analysis. The results suggest that the initiative stimulated both practical implementation of digital technology in educational programmes and also spurred a debate about teachers as designers of TEL between these pedagogical developers and other teachers across different schools and subjects at KTH. However, there are important social, organisational and technical challenges that should be considered when developing support for university teachers as designers of TEL. This paper concludes that this process requires a deep understanding of four interrelated elements: information, technology, organisation and social arrangements.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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