期刊名称:Electronic Journal for the Integration of Technology in Education
电子版ISSN:1556-5378
出版年度:2007
卷号:6
出版社:College of Education, Idaho State University
摘要:As part of an evaluation of an ongoing initiative to train faculty to teach online, semi-structured interviews were conducted to identify areas of need and faculty satisfaction. The data indicated that the majority of faculty placed a high value on technical and pedagogical support. However, another very surprising finding emerged from the data; a small number of faculty viewed technological tools as a replacement for pedagogy. To unearth why these individuals held this belief, interview data, ethnographic reporting and document analysis were triangulated in a case study. The results indicated that this phenomenon was likely related to teaching and learning orientations, as manifested in course goals, objectives and activities. This paper presents the study’s findings and concludes with a discussion of the impact on best practice in online learning environments and directions for further research.