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Investigating the Experience of Moodle Adoption Through Expert Voices

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Abstract

Virtual learning environments (VLEs) such as Moodle are now widely used in universities and other organisations. One crucial factor in the successful employment of such platforms is the ability and commitment of teaching staff to adopt the system. Despite the importance of this role, there has been little work to examine the experience of using VLEs in practice. This paper presents initial, qualitative research aimed at understanding how Moodle is being used and the different experiences and perspectives of the staff involved. To generate themes and areas of interest for future investigation this paper uses interview data from two “expert witnesses” who have a deep understanding of how the platform is used. Emergent themes include: divergence between confident and basic users; the spread of usage within an academic community; lack of progression to innovative teaching methods.

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Metadaten
Titel
Investigating the Experience of Moodle Adoption Through Expert Voices
verfasst von
Jane Sinclair
Anne-Maria Aho
Copyright-Jahr
2016
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42147-6_8