Overcoming Subcultural Barriers in Educational Technology Support
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2005-09-01
Author(s)
Zellweger, Franziska
Abstract
Various higher education institutions in German speaking Europe are in the process of establishing educational technology support structures. Educational technology support brings together a variety of academics as well as administrative units such as IT services, multimedia shops, faculty development, or the libraries. The following contribution describes academic and support subcultures, unfolds areas of conflict and suggests strategies to overcome cultural barriers in edtech support.
The paper recommends to anticipate cultural barriers between support groups and to eliminate those through the strategic planning of structural adjustments. Furthermore leadership on various levels is considered as being critical to reach cultural reconciliation and a productive support climate.
The paper recommends to anticipate cultural barriers between support groups and to eliminate those through the strategic planning of structural adjustments. Furthermore leadership on various levels is considered as being critical to reach cultural reconciliation and a productive support climate.
Language
English
Keywords
eLearning
Support
Culture
Higher Education
Support
Culture
Higher Education
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Event Title
18th Annual Conference of the Consortium of Higher Education Researchers (CHER)
Event Location
Yväskylä
Event Date
01.-03.09.2005
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
29364
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