A. W. Bates (Tony), Albert Sangra

Managing Technology in Higher Education (eBook, PDF)

Strategies for Transforming Teaching and Learning

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Universities continue to struggle in their efforts to fully integrate information and communications technology within their activities. Based on examination of current practices in technology integration at 25 universities worldwide, this book argues for a radical approach to the management of technology in higher education. It offers recommendations for improving governance, strategic planning, integration of administrative and teaching services, management of digital resources, and training of technology managers and administrators. The book is written for anyone wanting to ensure technology is integrated as effectively and efficiently as possible.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118038543
• Artikelnr.: 38397927

Autorenporträt

THE AUTHORS A. W. (TONY) BATES is president and CEO of Tony Bates Associates Ltd., a private consulting company special-izing in the planning and management of e-learning and distance education. He was formerly director of Distance Education and Technology at the University of British Columbia. Bates is the author of nine books, including Managing Technological Change: Strategies for College and University Leaders and Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education. ALBERT SANGRÀ is director of Research and Educational Innovation and Methodology at Universidade Oberta de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. He is also director of Edu Lab, an educational innovation laboratory specializing in the application of new technologies to distance education.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures and Tables ix
Preface xi
Executive Summary xix
1 The Challenge of Change 1
2 Recent Developments in Technology and Education 25
3 Tracking Existing Strategies for Technology Integration 52
4 Leadership and Strategy 77
5 Organizational Structures and Initiatives to Support Technology
Integration 102
6 Quality Assurance 130
7 Resources, Money, and Decision Making 149
8 Barriers to Change and Two Ways to Remove Them 182
9 Building a Twenty-First-Century University or College 209
References 239
About the Authors 249
Index 251