OK. So I skirted around what I found surprising in the results of the surveys. Mainly because there's little that's very surprising, except perhaps those things that are unchanging, namely a preference for 'moderate' use of technology in learning (despite widespread use of technology in other areas of life), a preference expressed by campus students perhaps anxious not to lose face-to-face contact with tutors.
Does this finding indicate that perhaps (campus) institutions should relax about technology? It certainly suggests the need for careful, critical, evidence-based assessments of technology use in education in these institutions. And perhaps it indicates that open and distance institutions need not be overly concerned about trying to stay ahead of the technology curve, about finding more and more sophisticated ways of delivering learning materials. Perhaps familiar, effective forms used 'moderately' will be enough.
Week 13 Activity 1 (Part 3)
How does your own experience compare?
OK. So I skirted around what I found surprising in the results of the surveys. Mainly because there's little that's very surprising, except perhaps those things that are unchanging, namely a preference for 'moderate' use of technology in learning (despite widespread use of technology in other areas of life), a preference expressed by campus students perhaps anxious not to lose face-to-face contact with tutors.
Does this finding indicate that perhaps (campus) institutions should relax about technology? It certainly suggests the need for careful, critical, evidence-based assessments of technology use in education in these institutions. And perhaps it indicates that open and distance institutions need not be overly concerned about trying to stay ahead of the technology curve, about finding more and more sophisticated ways of delivering learning materials. Perhaps familiar, effective forms used 'moderately' will be enough.