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Gábor Pörzse; Zsófia Kenesei – Information and Learning Sciences, 2025
Purpose: Even though the pandemic years resulted in a significant increase in massive open online courses (MOOCs), there are still countries where penetration is low. The rejection of MOOCs can inhibit individual and societal advancements. The purpose of this study is to explore what is behind the resistance to MOOCs in these regions. Using the…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Educational Change, Resistance to Change, Innovation
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Sarah Lambert; Faris Nur Khulafa; Kim Chi Vu; Joe Gauld; Adhitya Amarulloh; Almizar Dharmazi; Elizabeth Duyao; Paravuth Hem; Ei Thinzar Kyaw; Yixin Tan – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2024
For decades, the field of educational technology (ed-tech) has been characterised by overoptimism and lofty promises that often fail to materialise. This research investigates the narrative claims or hype of ed-tech across diverse education contexts in seven Asian-Pacific countries. It uses a qualitative meta-analysis of research reports developed…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Attitudes, Influence of Technology, Schools of Education
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Cuban, Larry; Jandric, Petar – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2015
In this article, Larry Cuban discusses his ideas about the topic of this Special Issue of E-learning and Digital Media "Networked Realms and Hoped-For Futures: A Trans-Generational Dialogue" with one of its co-editors, Petar Jandric. The conversation explores the historical relationships between education and information and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Technology, Prediction, Innovation
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Elsaadani, Mohamed Abdelaziz – International Journal of Instruction, 2013
Current research seeks to understand the relationship between teaching staff' age and their attitude toward ICT. Survey methodology is facilitated through the use of the questionnaires. The survey domain is a random sampling of teaching staff in Egyptian HEI. The population for this study was 500 full-time Faculty staff, and only 412 returned and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communications, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Technology
Elsaadani, Mohamed Abdelaziz – Online Submission, 2013
Current research seeks to understand the relationship between teaching staff' age and their attitude toward ICT. Survey methodology is facilitated through the use of the questionnaires. The survey domain is a random sampling of teaching staff in Egyptian HEI. The population for this study was 500 full-time Faculty staff, and only 412 returned and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communications, Computer Mediated Communication, Information Technology
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009
College leaders usually brag about their tech-filled "smart" classrooms, but a dean at Southern Methodist University is proudly removing computers from lecture halls. Jose A. Bowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, has challenged his colleagues to "teach naked"--by which he means, "sans" machines. More than any thing else, Mr. Bowen wants…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Intermode Differences, Computer Attitudes, Influence of Technology
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Howard, Sarah K. – Educational Media International, 2011
Educational change, such as technology integration, involves risk. Teachers are encouraged to "take risks", but what risks they are asked to take and how do they perceive these risks? Developing an understanding of teachers' technology-related risk perceptions can help explain their choices and behaviours. This paper presents a way to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Risk, Educational Change