ERIC Number: EJ815064
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-May
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1360-144X
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
The Role of Educational Developers in the Expansion of Educational Technology
Shephard, Kerry
International Journal for Academic Development, v9 n1 p67-83 May 2004
This paper explores how academic staff are supported in attempts to develop their use of educational technologies. It identifies the work undertaken by academic staff in the development of an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) application and relates this to the direct support (helping staff to teach using ICT) and professional development opportunities (helping staff to develop their skills) available to them. These broad areas of support are seen as a continuum, with varying proportions of direct support and professional development available in different circumstances. The paper concludes that increasing use and expectations of ICT to support student learning in traditional universities are leading to a greater need for team-based approaches to support learners, and the issues that this change raises are explored. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Educational Opportunities, Professional Development, Courseware, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Job Analysis, Communities of Practice, Role Perception, Delivery Systems, Performance Factors
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A