Sustainability through Staff Engagement

2010 ◽  
pp. 326-345
Author(s):  
Paul Gormley ◽  
Catherine Bruen ◽  
Fiona Concannon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Educational Work ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Staff Engagement ◽  
Organisational Level

In many third-level institutions the innovative potential of technology has not been fully recognised or exploited at a strategic organisational level or embedded in mainstream educational work processes at a micro level. The sustainable integration of effective e-learning practices into higher education establishments remains a major challenge. This chapter discusses the challenges of designing staff development programmes which support the integration of e-learning into higher education by (1) leveraging the affordances presented by Web 2.0 technologies, coupled with (2) utilising a community of practice model to provide a sustainable peer-driven framework to share, support and embed technology-mediated teaching and learning practices. The chapter presents a practical example how a model of staff engagement was implemented within an Irish university, and concludes with suggestions on how others may benefit in considering a similar approach.

scholarly journals Enabling learning through technology: some institutional imperatives

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey McCartan ◽  
Barbara Watson ◽  
Janet Lewins ◽  
Margaret Hodgson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Higher Education Funding ◽  
Institutional Practice ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Technology Programme

The imminent completion of many Teaching and Learning Technology Programme (TLTP) projects means that a considerable number of courseware deliverables will soon be available to Higher-Education (HE) institutions. The Higher Education Funding Council's intention in funding the Programme (HEFCE Circulars, 8/92, 13/93) was to ensure their integration into academic curricula by providing institutions with an opportunity to review their 'teaching and learning culture' with regard to the embedding of learning technology within their institutional practice. Two recent workshops, conducted with a representative sample of newly appointed academic staff in connection with the evaluation of materials to be included in a staff development pack whose purpose is to encourage the use of IT in teaching and learning (TLTP Project 7), strongly suggested that the availability of courseware alone was insufficient to ensure its integration into educational practice. The establishment of enabling mechanisms at the institutional level, as well as within departments, was crucial to ensure the effective use of learning technology.DOI:10.1080/0968776950030115

scholarly journals Contextually responsive and knowledge-focused teaching: disrupting the notion of ‘best practices’

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (SI) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ceclia Jacobs ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Knowledge Bases ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Higher Education Teaching

The notion that universal ‘best practices’ underpin higher education teaching is problematic. Although there is general agreement in the literature that good teaching is not decontextualised but rather that it is responsive to the context in which it occurs, generic views of teaching and learning continue to inform practices at universities in South Africa. This conceptual paper considers why a decontextualised approach to higher education teaching prevails and interrogates factors influencing this view, such as: the knowledge bases informing this approach to teaching, the factors from within the higher education sector that shape this approach to teaching, as well as the practices and Discourses prevalent in the field of academic development. The paper argues that teaching needs to be both contextually responsive and knowledge- focused. Disrupting ‘best practices’ approaches require new ways of undertaking academic staff development, which are incumbent on the understandings that academic developers bring to the enterprise.

scholarly journals Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: E-Learning as a Tool

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 458-463 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
E Learning

Recently, the market of E-Learning is soaring and is known as a new paradigm in modern education. E-Learning acts as a medium, consisting of several types of computers and electronic media that are communication tools as well as the Internet, which provides training and informative access on certain subjects. By using E-Learning students can attend online classes anywhere, regardless of time and place. Generally, E-Learning is more geared towards self-training and is ideal for individuals who work full-time but desire to further their studies. Thus, this study has been developed and integrated with factors leading towards the effectiveness of E-Learning as a tool in Teaching and Learning (T&L) approach. A quantitative approach was applied by using a self-administered distribution of questionnaire targeted at higher education students. Therefore, the outcomes of this research will help to provide insightful information to the current education system in Malaysia, particularly in crafting strategies to enhance the learning education for the country in general.

Major Trends, Issues, and Challenges with Learning Management Systems

2014 ◽  
pp. 318-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betul Özkan Czerkawski ◽  
Dawn Panagiota Gonzales
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Instruction ◽  
Management System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Management Systems ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Blended Courses ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Management

A Learning Management System (LMS) offers a set of tools for e-learning delivery and management. For institutions offering online or blended courses, an LMS has a profound impact on teaching and learning because it is the main technology used in higher education e-learning courses. This chapter discusses major trends, issues, and challenges with the LMS in the context of online instruction for higher education. The chapter ends with a discussion of new trends with LMSs.

E-Learning in the Hashemite University

2019 ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad M. Al-Khasawneh ◽  
Randa Obeidallah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
User Acceptance ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Student Motivations ◽  
Hashemite University

The development of information and communication technology (ICT) and e-learning has enhanced the process of teaching and learning in Jordanian higher education institutions particularly in the Hashemite University (HU). HU is considered one of the leading universities in adopting e-learning. The attitude toward ICT and e-learning is measured to understand how ICT and e-learning would be accepted through applying the diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory. The results showed a significant relationship between students' perception of technology characteristics and their attitude towards using the technology in the educational system. In this chapter, factors influencing user acceptance and adoption of ICT in Jordan on student motivations for the acceptance of technologies necessary for the delivery of e-learning activities are being handled.

Analysis of Efficiency and Effectiveness in the Implementation of the Flipped Classroom in the Context of Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 244-261
Author(s):  
Sergio Francisco Sargo Ferreira Lopes ◽  
Luís Borges Gouveia ◽  
Pedro Reis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Educational Models ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
E Learning ◽  
How People Learn

The study and investigation around educational models and teaching and learning methodologies is a theme that has long aroused the interest of the academic environment in higher education, both in the period before the advent of digital technology, as in current times in which technology is strongly embedded in the various teaching and learning processes, which involve classroom and distance-learning classes and courses, both in the context of e-learning and b-learning. Understanding how people learn and understand the themes presented in the classroom in face-to-face and e-learning is fundamental for planning and implementing processes that allow teachers to apply teaching and learning methodologies that can be efficient and effective. The main objective is to carry out a critical reflection on b-learning teaching, about the implementation of the teaching and learning methodology of the flipped classroom, one of the variants of b-learning teaching, supported by the results of a field investigation carried out with 152 students (n=152) of higher education.

Mapping Current Teaching and Learning Practices to Multi-User Virtual Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Niccolo Capanni ◽  
Daniel C. Doolan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

During the course of this chapter, the authors will examine the current methods of pedagogical teaching in higher education and explore the possible mapping into a multi-user virtual environment. The authors consider the process of construction and delivery for a module of student education. They examine the transition of delivery methods from the established, slow changing traditional media, to the modern flexibly of community based, open source driven methods which are the foundation of virtual environments.

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