A Proposed e-Learning Policy Field for the Academy
March 16, 2007
Gale Parchoma · University of Saskatchewan, Canada
In this session, Gale Parchoma will discuss her article "A Proposed e-Learning Policy Field for the Academy" published in the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2006). The article utilizes Lewin's (1951) social field theory as a framework for analyzing the potential for implementing scalable and sustainable e-learning initiatives in the academy. Existing and emergent pressures, exerted by both external and internal socioeconomic forces, are analyzed for their potential to support or inhibit adoption of e-learning initiatives into research, teaching, and learning activities. An e-learning policy field is posited.
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