E-learning trends and hypes in academic teaching. Methodology and findings of a trend study

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Beitragende

Abstract

What comes next in the field of academic e-learning? Which e-learning trends will dominate the discourse at universities? Answering such questions is the basis for the adaptation of service strategies and IT-infrastructures within institutions of Higher Education. The present paper therefore introduces methodology and findings of a trend study in the field of e-teaching. The overall interest of the study was the analysis of life stages and future potentials of e-learning innovations. A content analysis has been conducted based on 427 scientific articles of leading German-speaking elearning conferences. Thus, e-learning trends and hypes in academic teaching have been identified and characterised. The following paper focusses on two things: on the one hand, existing academic concepts of trend research in the field of elearning will be discussed, and on the other hand, the above-mentioned study will be introduced.i.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelProceedings of the International Conference e-Learning 2014 - Part of the Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, MCCSIS 2014
Redakteure/-innenMiguel Baptista Nunes, Maggie McPherson
Herausgeber (Verlag)International Association for development of the Information Society (iadis)
Seiten63-69
Seitenumfang7
ISBN (elektronisch)9789898704085
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2014
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheMulti Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS)

Konferenz

TitelInternational Conference e-Learning 2014
Dauer15 - 18 Juli 2014
StadtLisbon
LandPortugal

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-0327-6577/work/142256835

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Academic teaching, Content analysis, E-learning, Higher education, Trends