Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNg'ambi, Dicken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGachago, Danielaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBackhouse, Judyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBozalek, Vivienneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorIvala, Euniceen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBosman, Jan Petrusen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T14:07:07Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T14:07:07Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.descriptionDigitalCommons@Kennesaw State University © 2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractWhile the practice of using educational technologies in Higher Education is increasingly common among educators, there is a paucity of research on innovative uses of emerging technologies to transform teaching and learning. This paper draws on data collected as part of a larger study aimed at investigating emerging technologies and their use in South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to improve teaching and learning. The research employed a mixed method research design, using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods—quantitative data from a survey of 262 respondents from 22 public HEIs in South Africa and qualitative data gathered from 16 experts/practitioners on their self-reflective definition of the term "emerging technologies". The paper concludes that levels of institutional development, access to resources, discipline, group belonging and individual motivation of respondents influenced the way they defined emerging technologies including what constituted an innovative use of technology, foregrounding the contextuality of emerging technologies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNg'ambi, D., Gachago, D., Backhouse, J., Bozalek, V., Ivala, E., & Bosman, J. P. (2013). Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa. <i>The African Journal of Information Systems</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8863en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNg'ambi, Dick, Daniela Gachago, Judy Backhouse, Vivienne Bozalek, Eunice Ivala, and Jan Petrus Bosman "Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa." <i>The African Journal of Information Systems</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8863en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNg'ambi, D., Gachago, D., Backhouse, J., Bozalek, V., Ivala, E., Bosman, J. 2013. Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa. The African Journal of Information Systems.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1936-0282en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Ng'ambi, Dick AU - Gachago, Daniela AU - Backhouse, Judy AU - Bozalek, Vivienne AU - Ivala, Eunice AU - Bosman, Jan Petrus AB - While the practice of using educational technologies in Higher Education is increasingly common among educators, there is a paucity of research on innovative uses of emerging technologies to transform teaching and learning. This paper draws on data collected as part of a larger study aimed at investigating emerging technologies and their use in South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to improve teaching and learning. The research employed a mixed method research design, using both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods—quantitative data from a survey of 262 respondents from 22 public HEIs in South Africa and qualitative data gathered from 16 experts/practitioners on their self-reflective definition of the term "emerging technologies". The paper concludes that levels of institutional development, access to resources, discipline, group belonging and individual motivation of respondents influenced the way they defined emerging technologies including what constituted an innovative use of technology, foregrounding the contextuality of emerging technologies. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - The African Journal of Information Systems KW - educational technology KW - emerging technologies KW - contextuality KW - Higher Education KW - South Africa, constructivism KW - social media KW - Web 2.0. LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 SM - 1936-0282 T1 - Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa TI - Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8863 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8863
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNg'ambi D, Gachago D, Backhouse J, Bozalek V, Ivala E, Bosman JP. Towards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africa. The African Journal of Information Systems. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8863.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherKennesaw State Universityen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDean's Office: CHEDen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ajisonline.com/en_ZA
dc.sourceThe African Journal of Information Systemsen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ajis/vol5/iss3/4en_ZA
dc.subjecteducational technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectemerging technologiesen_ZA
dc.subjectcontextualityen_ZA
dc.subjectHigher Educationen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa, constructivismen_ZA
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_ZA
dc.subjectWeb 2.0.en_ZA
dc.titleTowards a Shared Understanding of emerging technologies: experiences in a collaborative research project in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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