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ERIC Number: EJ753649
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Oct
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-3108
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Responsibility without Power: Reflections of an IT Coordinator in Education
Vallance, Michael
Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, v10 n4 p109-114 Oct 2006
The advances in Information Technology (IT) are resulting in greater uncertainty in business and in education not only in the development of a physical infrastructure but in the way people work and communicate. With this, it is proposed that the IT Coordinator in education is in a unique position to facilitate a more informed implementation and integration of technology to support teaching and learning. This paper is presented in four sections: first, it introduces the possible roles of an IT Coordinator; second, it summarises the theoretical literature of change theory in organisations; third, it attempts to highlight a number of implementation issues relating to the pragmatics of change within a specific educational context; and lastly, it discusses the four constructs: (1) technology; (2) innovation; (3) team; and (4) culture, which provide the foundations to relate the context and proposed strategies. Here, the author outlines the objectives of an IT Coordinator, which are divided into three areas: IT, curriculum integration, and staff development, and presents recommended strategies to be an effective IT Coordinator. (Contains 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Asia
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