Pedagogical Support for Use of Information Technology in Teaching

Abstract

P Pe ed da ag go og gi ic ca al l SSu up pp po or rt t f fo or r U Us se e o of f I In nf fo or rm ma at ti io on n T Te ec ch hn no ol lo og gy y i in n T Te ea ac ch hi in ng g

Adopting learning technologies: from belief to practice

“…The technologies being adopted by universities are many and varied, and include, amongst others, learning management systems (LMSs) (Monsakul 2007), e-mail (Collis and van der Wende 2002), compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs) (Klassen 2001), mobile wireless technologies (Kim, Mims, and Holmes 2006), video conferencing (BaltaciGoktalay and Ocak 2006), social media (Hoffman 2009), as well as podcasting and instant messaging (Hamid, Chang, and Kurnia 2009).…”

“…Other lecturers, however, may be more comfortable with certain technologies than with others or may adopt one or more technologies not directly supported by the institution, thus resulting in the disparate use of technology to support learning. The varying influence that lecturers have on the use of technologies to support learning is not unique to Unisa and several authors have reported on this in their own respective contexts (Bakioglu and Hacifazlioglu 2007;Baltaci-Goktalay and Ocak 2006;Collis and Van der Wende 2002;Klassen 2001;Knipe and Lee 2002;Monsakul 2007). For example, Bakioglu and Hacifazlioglu (2007, 2) refer to the "addiction or resistance …" to technology amongst faculty, while Baltaci-Goktalay and Ocak (2006, 37) similarly refer to faculty, some of whom "will accept new ways to teach with technology while others resist".…”