Strategic Learning Management

Guri-Rosenblit (2009, p132) states that although academics use ICT for their research they are rather hesitant to use it in their teaching because this would require them to take up new responsibilities for which they have not been prepared during their socialization process into academia. Zemsky and Massy (2004a) mention four areas where digital technologies are being used by academics: for course enhancement of traditional courses, for course management, to import course objects such as a video presentation or a simulation and for new courses which take full advantage of new technologies.

E-learning strategies are mostly seen as a technical tool to complement classical face-to-face teaching. Zemsky and Massy (2004a) report that more than 60 % of faculty members use e-learning to enhance traditional courses (e.g. by e-mail communication). In many universities the students have access to learning materials on the internet. They are linked to virtual learning environments (such as BlackBoard) often to manage their learning process (e.g. schedules of courses, exams or slides used during lectures are made available on line).

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