LTGPublicWiki: Diff for "CRT.Connecting_technology_and_university_teaching"

To be able to support and enhance university teaching with ICTs we must first find out how academics are currently teaching their subjects, and why they teach in certain ways. To be able to embed technology sucessfully within teaching and learning we must understand how teachers' experience and perceive teaching, learning, ICTs, and the mesh of factors that motivate them to adopt, or not to adopt technology.

The aim of this study was to identify some core themes that are of significance when implementing ICTs in university teaching, and in doing so be able to respond to needs, gather requirements, alleviate fears, and illuminate the benefits of using ICTs in teaching and learning.

Reports

This has been an exploratory study and the following reports discuss the findings of the research. It is up to the individual to determine what possible outcomes may result from these findings.

• [:CRT.Report.Connecting technology and university teaching:Summary Report (Wiki page)] This report is a wiki page which is hyperlinked to interview summaries and explanations about the various methodologies used.

• [attachment:ConnetIT_SummaryReport Summary Report (PDF)]

• [attachment:ConnectIT_fullreport Full Report (PDF)] The full report contains a full literature review and a detailed methodological discussion. This report was presented to the Department of Educational Studies, Oxford University, in part fulfillment of the researcher's MSc thesis in Educational Research Methodology.

Research Data

• Interview summaries for this project can be found in the [:CRT.Interview Summaries:CRT data store]

• Full transcripts of interviews conducted are available upon request from Kate Lindsay.

Discussion and suggestions

The findings of this study have been presented to various groups. Discussions resulting from these presentations have included a number of suggestions about how to actively enhance the use of technology within university teaching. Points raised from these discussions and suggestions can be found in following wiki pages (access restricted to OUCS):

• [https://wiki.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oucs/Connecting_technology_and_university_teaching_-_LTG_discussion Discussion - LTG]

• [https://wiki.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oucs/Connecting_technology_and_university_teaching_-_marketing_discussion Discussion - Marketing Committee]

• [https://wiki.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oucs/Connecting_technology_and_university_teaching_-_OXTALENT_discussion OxTalent Committee]

Worktasks determined from this research and addressing this research

This wiki page defines worktasks that have been recommended as a result of the findings of th report and also identifies other areas of work that are already underway / planned that will address these findings (access restricted to OUCS).

• [https://wiki.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oucs/Connecting_technology_and_university_teaching_-_worktasks_and_related_projects Worktasks and related projects]

Other Outputs

• [:CRT.A History of E-learning at Oxford University :History of e-learning at Oxford University]
• [attachment:ConnectIT_presentation Powerpoint Presentation]
• Paper to be presented at the M-ictce conference
• Paper to be presented at the SRHE conference
• Article to be published in the Oxford Magazine