Edited by Michael Brown, Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016, 07:24
Consider each of the questions below and log your reflections in your learning journal/blog.
On the basis of your own experience:
Do you sense that your innovations (as supporters of learning) have been valued, encouraged, supported?
Yes, in general. It depends on the level of the admiistration. The very high-ups support it rhetorically, and they have made executive decisions to expand the technological capability of the institution. However, they have 'set' notions about how they want the tech implemented and used. My immediate superiors are much more supportive and encouraging about trying new things and experimenting with tech and pedagogy.
What evidence do you have to support your view?
Besides personal communciations, there are official documents sent by the administration detailing their ideas about pedagogy and tech use. At the same time there is a lot of sharing and collaboration among the faculty, outside the purview of the upper echelons of the administration, using products such as Google Drive.
From the perspective of your context:
How widespread is innovation in your organisation?
It really depends on the individual members of the faculty. Tech use is widespread, but how the tech is used differs significantly from instructor to instructor.
Are there policies or statements that relate to innovation? If yes, how are they implemented?
What implications, if any, does this have for your attitude towards innovation? Select a couple of the issues you consider most relevant to H817 and post a short comment to your tutor group forum. Discuss in your group and reflect on what this tells you about how innovation is encouraged and managed, or otherwise
For me, on the the most relevant issues is merging innovative ideas or pedagogy into existing curriculum and institutional goals.
week 2, activity 6
On the basis of your own experience:
Yes, in general. It depends on the level of the admiistration. The very high-ups support it rhetorically, and they have made executive decisions to expand the technological capability of the institution. However, they have 'set' notions about how they want the tech implemented and used. My immediate superiors are much more supportive and encouraging about trying new things and experimenting with tech and pedagogy.
Besides personal communciations, there are official documents sent by the administration detailing their ideas about pedagogy and tech use. At the same time there is a lot of sharing and collaboration among the faculty, outside the purview of the upper echelons of the administration, using products such as Google Drive.
From the perspective of your context:
It really depends on the individual members of the faculty. Tech use is widespread, but how the tech is used differs significantly from instructor to instructor.