The responsiveness of lecturers at Namibian universities to Moodle as a teaching and learning platform is addressed in this paper. It observes, among other things, the increasing adoption of Moodle as an LMS in Namibian and higher education settings globally and notes that special challenges may be barring Namibian universities from harnessing…

This is the fourth in a series of five briefs published by Office of Education Technology (OET) on the key considerations facing educational leaders as they work to build and sustain core digital infrastructure for learning. These briefs offer recommendations to complement the fundamental infrastructure considerations outlined in the 2017 OET…

This is the first in a series of five briefs published by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology on the key considerations facing educational leaders as they work to build and sustain core digital infrastructure for learning. These briefs offer recommendations to complement the fundamental infrastructure considerations…

This mixed methods exploratory sequential study investigated the principal's role in supporting a school's technology culture. In light of the 2019-2020 worldwide pandemic, schools around the world saw a significant increase put on technology tools to facilitate instruction virtually. As building leaders, the administrators led the transition to…

The onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic has made technology concentric to the continuity of instruction in K-12 schools. While there is a plethora of literature that examines teachers' experiences integrating technology for instructional purposes (Brunson, 2015; Colter, 2018; De et al., 2018; Gonen et al., 2018; Khlaif, 2018; Ugur & Koc,…

San Antonio Union Elementary School District is a small district located in central California, just southeast of Big Sur. The district enrolls students in grades Prekindergarten through 8. Its student population is 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Two or More Races, and 6% Black. Approximately 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch,…

In an effort to learn from the experiences of other countries regarding education reform--particularly countries with high-performing education systems--the U.S. Department of Education funded this study, "International Experiences with Technology in Education" (IETE). The IETE project focused on primary and secondary level education in…