Adoption of technology as innovation

Thomas Molloy
UNSW

Adoption of technology as Innovation

Changing the thinking of what the role of a teacher really is.

Case study --law course

PROBLEM
Learners struggling in the academic environment
Varying levels of English
Cognitive overload
Blanket teaching of concepts

FUTURE TEACHING
Online forums
Personalised learning based on data
Classes based around pratcical learning, activities based around specialised areas

ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE
Used forums using basic terminology
Use glossaries where they have to explore the language of English

COGNITIVE OVERLOAD
Extended the course

UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGE
Rogers five steps to innovation adoption
 Knowledge
 Persuasion
 Decision
 Implementation
 Confirmation

DRIVERS FOR CHANGE
Open communications
Max support
Inject a sense of risk taking
reinforcement of being on the cutting edge