ICT for Education: a conceptual framework for the sustainable adoption of Technology-Enhanced Learning environments in school
Keywords: Technology-Enhanced Learning, pedagogic model, ICT effects, scalability, sustainability, ICT integration.
Abstract ― Currently, the use of ICT in education does not conclusively demonstrate significant effects on learning. However, not all ICT usage models are designed to affect student outcomes. Therefore, to accurately study the impact of ICT, the concept of an educational programme supported by ICT must first be defined. We propose the ICT for Education (ICT4E) programme, an evidenced-based framework to determine a model’s ability to produce improvements before having to evaluate its results. The framework has four components: implementation, intervention, transference and total cost. Based on an explicit definition of the outcomes pursued by a given programme, this framework supports the design of its activities to promote sustainable changes in pedagogical practices in schools and calculate the programme’s total cost. We illustrate this with a programme implemented in 6 countries. In Chile, the ICT4E programme forms part of the policy for educational technology, evaluating the effectiveness and scalability of such initiatives.
Keywords: Technology-Enhanced Learning, pedagogic model, ICT effects, scalability, sustainability, ICT integration.
Rodríguez, P., Nussbaum, M., & Dombrovskaia, L. (2012). ICT for Education: a conceptual framework for the sustainable adoption of Technology-Enhanced Learning environments in schools. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 21(3), 291-315.