Faculty Adoption of Technology: The End User as the Determinant

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Ali, A. (2002). Faculty Adoption of Technology: The End User as the Determinant. In M. Driscoll & T. Reeves (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (pp. 2537-2538). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2002
Montreal, Canada2002
  Margaret Driscoll & Thomas C. Reeves
AACE

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Author

Ahmed Ali, St cloud state university, USA

Abstract

The article talks about the concerns of faculty regarding integration of technology into instruction. It is based on a study about a faculty training project at a Midwestern university's college of education. The faculty training project involved the mentoring of faculty by graduate students in Instructional Technology. Based on the training experiences and interviews conducted with some faculty members, their perceptions regarding technology and its adoption were examined. The six-month project was a one-on-one mentoring program of faculty by doctoral students in Instructional Technology under the supervision of the Director of the Instructional Technology program. The article reveals factors contributing to slow adoption of technology by faculty and provides recommendations for increasing integration of technology into instruction by faculty. The article concludes that for faculty to use and apply technology, training in technology should be provided before availing technology.

Keywords

• Training
• Faculty
• Educational Technology
• Integration
• Mentoring

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