Learning Technology in transition: from Individual Enthusiasm to Institutional Implementation.

Description/Abstract

In April 2003, The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) celebrated its tenth anniversary and this book has been produced in order to commemorate this landmark achievement. This book represents a unique collaboration between key members of ALT and members of ALTs' sister organisations: SURF in Holland and ASCILITE in Australia.
The aims of the book are to use the topic of " institutional implementation" to present a review of the impact of learning technology on tertiary education over the past few years; highlight and discuss key changes and developments that are shaping present and future activities and consider the implications for individual enthusiasts who work in the field of learning technology. The book outlines the context in which individual enthusiasts have operated and institutional implementation has occurred over the last ten years. Four key themes are highlighted throughout the book:


The individual enthusiast and their role in institutional implementation
The institutional enthusiast and their role in local and global e-learning initiatives
Finding the evidence to justify enthusiasm and underpin implementation
Reinventing the individual enthusiast