New and Changing Actors in Teaching and Learning with Virtual Learning Environments: Insights from Actor Network Theory

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Habib, L. & Johannesen, M. (2006). New and Changing Actors in Teaching and Learning with Virtual Learning Environments: Insights from Actor Network Theory. In T. Reeves & S. Yamashita (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2006 (pp. 1628-1635). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2006
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
October 2006
ISBN 1-880094-60-6
  Thomas Reeves & Shirley Yamashita
AACE

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Authors

Laurence Habib, Monica Johannesen, Oslo University College, Norway

Abstract

This article carries out a relatively focused analysis of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in an institution of Higher Education from an Actor Network Theory perspective. Such a perspective can help uncover the complex processes that come into play when a VLE is introduced in an organisation, as pedagogical goals, administrative procedures and technological artefacts are interwoven in a heterogeneous web or 'network'. The article identifies new actors that emerge in the traditional teacher-student, teacher-teacher and student-student relationships as a result of the presence and active usage of the VLE. It also describes how already existing actors may change roles or status in connection with VLE use.

Keywords

• Virtual Environments
• Students
• Teachers

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