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Gosper, Maree; Malfroy, Janne; McKenzie, Jo – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2013
The pace of technological change accompanied by an evolution in social, work-based and study behaviours and norms poses particular challenges for universities as they strive to develop high quality and sustainable technology-rich learning environments. Maintaining currency with the latest advances is resource intensive, hence the costs incurred in…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Expectation, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education
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Shurville, Simon; Browne, Tom; Whitaker, Marian – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to examine the emerging role of the Senior Academic Technology Officer (SATO) in higher education. It aims to consider two existing templates for this professional role derived from mainstream information management and information technology: the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Information Management
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Lawler, Alan – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
During 2009-10 the University of Ballarat implemented the open-source learning management system (LMS) "Moodle" alongside its existing legacy LMS, "Blackboard". While previous IT implementations have been troublesome at the university, notably the student information and finance management systems in 2008-09, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Learning Systems, Open Source Technology, Educational Technology
Scully, Maura King – CURRENTS, 2009
It's official: Online social networking is mainstream. Once the domain of teenagers and techno-geeks, sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Twitter are rapidly gaining popularity with the multi-aged masses. Last year, in fact, Facebook reported its fastest growing demographic was those 25 years and older. There's no question that this new…
Descriptors: Public Relations, Alumni, Foreign Countries, Alumni Associations
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Spennemann, Dirk H. R.; Atkinson, John; Cornforth, David – Computers & Education, 2007
Most universities have invested in extensive infrastructure in the form of computer laboratories and computer kiosks. However, is this investment justified when it is suggested that students work predominantly from home using their own computers? This paper provides an empirical study investigating how students at a regional multi-campus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computers, Laboratories, Information Technology