The Use of E-learning in Higher Education: Towards a Notion of Digital Literacy of University Teachers

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Keller, C. & Hrastinski, S. (2008). The Use of E-learning in Higher Education: Towards a Notion of Digital Literacy of University Teachers. In J. Luca & E. Weippl (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2008 (pp. 2417-2424). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2008
Vienna, Austria
June 30, 2008
ISBN 1-880094-65-7
  Joseph Luca & Edgar R. Weippl
AACE

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Authors

Christina Keller, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden; Stefan Hrastinski, Uppsala University, Sweden

Abstract

To make e-learning in higher education truly interactive, it is our assumption that teachers will have to rethink their pedagogical practice and move from the traditional notion of objectivist instructional design to a constructivist pedagogical practice, creating learning communities of inquiry. Drawing on this notion, we define digital literacy of university teachers as “the ability to create online learning communities enabling cognitive and social presence.” This could be accomplished by creating learning communities of inquiry. The article describes the characteristics of learning communities of inquiry and presents findings from a study depicting current pedagogical practice in university online education. The findings of the study show that university teachers seem to lack confidence in their role as creators of learning communities and prefer objectivist instructional design as their prevalent pedagogical practice. Finally, conclusions and implications for practice in order to achieve a higher level of digital literacy among university teachers are suggested.

Keywords

• Teachers
• Social Studies
• Instructional Design
• Literacy

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