Strategies for the Diffusion of E-Learning in Traditional Teaching and Learning Contexts: A Study of Web Adoption in an Australian School

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Jebeile, S., Khadra, M. & Reeve, R. (2002). Strategies for the Diffusion of E-Learning in Traditional Teaching and Learning Contexts: A Study of Web Adoption in an Australian School. In M. Driscoll & T. Reeves (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2002 (pp. 1665-1668). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (ELEARN) 2002
Montreal, Canada
2002
ISBN 1-880094-46-0
  Margaret Driscoll & Thomas C. Reeves
AACE

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Authors

Sam Jebeile, Macquarie University, Australia; Mohamed Khadra, University of Canberra, Australia; Robert Reeve, Macquarie University, Australia

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reports the findings of a study which utilised diffusion of innovations theory to examine Web adoption by teachers in a secondary school in Sydney, Australia. Data collected through a survey questionnaire was used to examine teacher perceptions regarding various attributes of the Web as a tool for both teaching preparation and delivery. Our analysis of the data suggests that the innovation attributes of relative advantage, compatibility, visibility, ease of use, result demonstrability, and trialability should be considered by school administrators seeking to increase the rate of Web use by teachers in their schools. The image attribute did not emerge as significant in either of the cases examined. Implications for the development of strategies for e-Learning diffusion are discussed including practical examples.

Keywords

• Schools
• Teachers

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