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Teaching and Technology in Higher Education: Changes and Challenges

Teaching and Technology in Higher Education: Changes and Challenges Teaching and Technology FdueS r CHANGES AND Education. CHALLEN(JES By Gail B. West Dr. Gail West is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida where she teaches graduate research text/one-test/one-deliv- needs of their employees, and they classses. Currently, she is actively involved with the ery-mode-fits-all" are finding ways to do it themselves, rather SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology Consortia, a approach to instruction than depending on universities. Some are federal technology cooperative agreement with the OERI, is becoming less and going even further by establishing universities U. S. Department of Education, as a member of the higher less appealing. Adult to offer degrees up to the master's level that education partnership team, e-mail: gwest@magicnet.net students are more like aim programs at non-traditional students. consumers. They shop Harcourt Brace and Bergdorf Goodman, ^%ollege s and universities are beginning to for the service-provider that best fits their per- for example, is creating a university and %#chang e the way they do business. Why? sonal and professional needs (Kember & Gow, will offer all of its courses via distance Because their students are changing, and they 1994). They are becoming more attracted to learning technologies (Blumenstyk, way they want to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Teaching and Technology in Higher Education: Changes and Challenges

West, Gail B.
Adult Learning , Volume 10 (4): 3 – Jun 1, 1999
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SAGE
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© 1999 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
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1045-1595
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Teaching and Technology FdueS r CHANGES AND Education. CHALLEN(JES By Gail B. West Dr. Gail West is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida where she teaches graduate research text/one-test/one-deliv- needs of their employees, and they classses. Currently, she is actively involved with the ery-mode-fits-all" are finding ways to do it themselves, rather SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology Consortia, a approach to instruction than depending on universities. Some are federal technology cooperative agreement with the OERI, is becoming less and going even further by establishing universities U. S. Department of Education, as a member of the higher less appealing. Adult to offer degrees up to the master's level that education partnership team, e-mail: gwest@magicnet.net students are more like aim programs at non-traditional students. consumers. They shop Harcourt Brace and Bergdorf Goodman, ^%ollege s and universities are beginning to for the service-provider that best fits their per- for example, is creating a university and %#chang e the way they do business. Why? sonal and professional needs (Kember & Gow, will offer all of its courses via distance Because their students are changing, and they 1994). They are becoming more attracted to learning technologies (Blumenstyk, way they want to

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Published: Jun 1, 1999

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