Abstract
New technologies appear increasingly in engineering education and create a pressure on the didactic design to keep up in adapting. Some teachers take the lead and try out various e-learning tools, but the main question is how do we lift an entire department from traditional didactics to a mindset and skills for e-learning didactics? This paper will explore: What are the main barriers and drivers for e-learning teaching development – and how should we consider this in an implementation plan?
Many teachers in our department are well on their way in using e-learning elements and we have interviewed a representative range of teachers individually to identify the most relevant questions, before we in fall 2019 interview all faculty members (70 persons) individually and all external professors (33 persons) through a questionnaire. We will move all courses to a new and better Learning Management System in September 2019 and during this establish a common approach and implementation, using change management inspired by the ADKAR-model. ADKAR stands for Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement.
The benefits of improved learning technologies are obvious, just as there are many examples of stand-alone first movers in engineering education. There are, however, fewer studies dealing with the individual teachers’ motivations for developing e-learning skills. We will in the future focus on how to motivate and support the majority of teachers in getting on board with e-learning teaching.
Many teachers in our department are well on their way in using e-learning elements and we have interviewed a representative range of teachers individually to identify the most relevant questions, before we in fall 2019 interview all faculty members (70 persons) individually and all external professors (33 persons) through a questionnaire. We will move all courses to a new and better Learning Management System in September 2019 and during this establish a common approach and implementation, using change management inspired by the ADKAR-model. ADKAR stands for Awareness, Desire, Knowledge, Ability and Reinforcement.
The benefits of improved learning technologies are obvious, just as there are many examples of stand-alone first movers in engineering education. There are, however, fewer studies dealing with the individual teachers’ motivations for developing e-learning skills. We will in the future focus on how to motivate and support the majority of teachers in getting on board with e-learning teaching.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 47th SEFI Annual Conference |
Publisher | European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) |
Publication date | 2019 |
Pages | 135-143 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-2-87352-018-2 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | The 47th SEFI Annual Conference: Varietas delectat… Complexity is the new normality - Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary Duration: 16 Sept 2019 → 19 Sept 2019 Conference number: 47 https://sefi2019.eu/ |
Conference
Conference | The 47th SEFI Annual Conference |
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Number | 47 |
Location | Budapest University of Technology and Economics |
Country/Territory | Hungary |
City | Budapest |
Period | 16/09/2019 → 19/09/2019 |
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