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Directives and Academics: Educational developers, Technology and the Right Support

Carolyn Woodley,Roger Funk,Lisa Curran-2013-01-01-Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University)
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There can be 'an army of people involved in the development of academics as teachers' (Ling & CADAC, 2009) and the role of Educational Developers with technological expertise is vital to the uptake and creative use of educational technologies in learning contexts (Oliver, 2005). Even so, technology plays only a part in the teaching and learning experience and must be underpinned with pedagogical wherewithal. At Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne, a new VU Agenda expects the university to be known for educational programmes 'that maximise opportunities for blended and eLearning'. This discussion examines the support available to staff using technologies for teaching. The discussion covers two examples from different faculties where teaching staff have needed to comply with Faculty or School directives to use particular university-supported technologies (Lectopia and GradeMark). The comments about staff uptake of technologies draw on general themes from evaluations administered in

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There can be 'an army of people involved in the development of academics as teachers' (Ling & CADAC, 2009) and the role of Educational Developers with technological expertise is vital to the uptake and creative use of educational technologies in learning contexts (Oliver, 2005). Even so, technology plays only a part in the teaching and learning experience and must be underpinned with pedagogical wherewithal. At Victoria University (VU) in Melbourne, a new VU Agenda expects the university to be known for educational programmes 'that maximise opportunities for blended and eLearning'. This discussion examines the support available to staff using technologies for teaching. The discussion covers two examples from different faculties where teaching staff have needed to comply with Faculty or School directives to use particular university-supported technologies (Lectopia and GradeMark). The comments about staff uptake of technologies draw on general themes from evaluations administered in

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CurriculumProfessional developmentEngineering ethicsPedagogySociologyEmerging technologiesEducational technologyPublic relations

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