Session Information
16 SES 06 A, Technology Enhanced Learning: Problems and Promises (Part 2)
Symposium, continued from 16 SES 05 A
Time:
2009-09-29
10:30-12:00
Room:
NIG, HS 2i
Chair:
Karl Steffens
Discussant:
Ton Mooij
Contribution
We present a study which analyses the factors that hinder or accelerate the processes of change in innovation projects involving ICT in schools. The assumption is that unless there is genuine innovation in schools, the incorporation of technology simply reproduces the old methodological learning practices.
ICT has potential if and only if, there is a rethinking of the teaching and learning processes in a particular context. Our research was based on four cases taken from a pre-school, two primary schools and a secondary school in Galicia (Spain) by means of a collaborative action research methodology in the usual stages: action, observation, and reflection.
The analysis reveals the complex nature of the factors affecting the changes implemented. It is shown that aspects of the following dimensions are dynamically intertwined:
The socio-political context (national and regional education policies);
School organization (school culture, atmosphere, communication, distribution of time and space, teaching and learning concepts, micro-politics, attitudes in the face of conflict)
Teachers, their professional culture (educational and professional beliefs, attitude towards ICT, student perceptions), and their training and professional development.
In this symposium we will present evidence obtained from the monitoring process at each school, as well as general research conclusions.
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