A Case Study on The Experience of Lecturers in Higher Education During a VLE Change

Kampinga, Ellen (2020) A Case Study on The Experience of Lecturers in Higher Education During a VLE Change. Master's Internship Report, Chemistry.

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Abstract

This study describes the experience of a VLE change and its effect on teaching practice for chemistry lecturers at TU Dublin in a period prior to Covid-19. The study comprises of a questionnaire to study the different identity a lecturer might have and how that is displayed in themes taken from literature like sense of achievement and motivational factors for innovation, driven by general stance on innovation to social and organizational factors influencing the decision to motivate. The data from the questionnaire is also shaped into a visual representation, called lecturer landscapes, which uncovers additional trends based on biographical descriptors of the respondent pool. Next, the interviews were used to provide explanatory quotes to support the trends found in the questionnaire and the landscapes to conclude trends in the professional identity of each respondent. When looking at the description of the experience during a VLE change, the experiences could be set into context to each respondent’s professional identity which led to conclude that overall a VLE change does not have to affect teaching practice and can be experienced by the majority as a change of learning platform. It was found that innovation can only occur when specific needs and problems per lecturer are taken care of by responsible staff and when personal development by the lecturer is wanted or needed by motivational factors important to that person.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master's Internship Report)
Supervisor name:	Goedhart, M.J. and Browne, W.R.
Degree programme:	Chemistry
Thesis type:	Master's Internship Report
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	04 Jun 2020 09:56
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2020 09:56
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/21998

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