I would like to concentrate on Elluminate.
1.What do you think is the likely impact of this technology on the students’ perceptions of the quality of their modules, their approaches to studying and their academic performance?
Students perceptions on the quality of their modules I believe would be high because having such a technology supporting your education and module is a great advantage. At the same time, their approaches to studying are enormous because when elluminate sessions are being held then the students tend to study before the session so that they will be prepared to answer questions or discuss with their colleagues and if there is something that they do not understand then it is easy for them to find the correct path in order to solve their questions. Through the elluminate sessions their academic performance might also increase and reach to high levels of understanding and achieving good knowledge for a specific subject.
2. What do you think is the likely impact of this technology on the teachers’ perceptions of their teaching context and their approaches to teaching?
Teachers need extra effort and time in order to be able to participate in such elluminate sessions and in particular to organise such a session and be ready for any bad problems that might occur, i.e. bad internet connection, technical problems (microphone etc). I do not think that they will develop a negative perception because elluminate helps the teachers to come closer to their students at least by hearing what they have to say and also by participating in a dialogue with them. Their approaches to teaching vary but they should also depend on elluminate as a technology that might alter the student's ego and at the same time, teacher's too.
3. Do you think this technology embodies particular assumptions about the nature of teaching and learning in higher education?
It depends in which context learning/teaching is taking place. According to the context, then the right technology should be used.
4. Are these assumptions likely to promote more positive perceptions, more desirable approaches to studying and better performance on the part of the students?
Definitely when you improve something that it is not reliable and easy to use before and now it is out there with instructions with how to use it etc then of course it promotes positive perceptions, more desirable studying approaces and better student's performance.