The Eye of the Needle: New Understandings of the Complex Barriers to Instructional Innovation with Technology
Tuesday 29th May. Godfrey Thomson Hall, 12-2pm, Moray House School of Education
Joel Smith, Carnegie Mellon University
Educational technologies must "pass" a staggering number of litmus tests in order to be received favorably and used effectively by faculty. Why is it so hard to integrate new educational technologies into postsecondary education? Is there a recipe for success? Research at Carnegie Mellon University done by Lauren Herckis and Joel Smith has taken an anthropological approach to understanding the roadblocks and affordances to the effective implementation of educational technologies. Professor Smith will discuss results of this research, as well as suggestions about how to support faculty, students, and institutions striving to adopt evidence-based instructional tools and practices given the findings.
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