NDLI: Strategic Planning for Blended eLearning

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Wills, S.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: Centre for Educational Dev. & Interactive Resources, Wollongong Univ., NSW (Wills, S.)
Abstract	Although all Australian universities have University strategic plans and IT strategic plans, it is estimated that fewer than 20% have a separate plan for eLearning and eTeaching. The University of Wollongong has recently implemented a new learner management system however this technology ramp-up has been accompanied by a two year process of interviews and consultation with committees, deans, managers, academics, students and support staff to: 1) more clearly articulate from the educational and strategic perspectives why we use eLearning; 2) understand better how eLearning should be supported in a blended environment; and 3) inform decision-making about priorities for funding and support. This has resulted in a strategic plan for eLearning and eTeaching as well as an eTeaching business plan. The business plan contains 22 actions to accompany the implementation of the learner management system. In this paper, using a revision of the MIT90s framework for IT strategic planning, the 22 actions are categorized by the framework's five key factors: a) strategy, b) structure, c) management processes, d) roles and skills, and e) technology. The revised MIT90s framework proposes that it is never a matter of merely implementing technology, nor a matter of merely stating in a Strategic Plan that technology is important; all five factors must be addressed. This analysis of the University of Wollongong's 22 actions demonstrates that whilst setting the strategy and structure is essential, the majority of actions are in the two areas of management processes, and roles and skills. Although a number of the actions are only relevant to the University of Wollongong context, the paper outlines several actions that may be generalized to other universities
Starting Page	670
Ending Page	676
File Size	8470700
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1424404053
DOI	10.1109/ITHET.2006.339686
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-07-10
Publisher Place	Australia
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Multimedia systems Educational technology Strategic planning Educational institutions e-Learning Planning Frameworks Blended Learning Environmental management Strategic Planning Electronic learning Technology management Councils Education Australia
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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