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Is E-Learning Used for Enhancing Administration or Learning? On the Implications of Organisational Culture

Is E-Learning Used for Enhancing Administration or Learning? On the Implications of Organisational Culture
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Author(s): Stefan Hrastinski (Uppsala University, Sweden), Christina Keller (Uppsala University and Jönköping International Business School, Sweden)and Jörgen Lindh (Jönköping International Business School, Sweden)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 10
Source title: Institutional Transformation through Best Practices in Virtual Campus Development: Advancing E-Learning Policies
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mark Stansfield (University of the West of Scotland, UK)and Thomas Connolly (University of the West of Scotland, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-358-6.ch004

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Abstract

The transition from learning on campus to e-learning presents many challenges. One of the key challenges is the organisational culture, which may enhance or hinder e-learning implementation. In this chapter, we describe how the organisational culture shapes e-learning use at universities. We compare a School of Business and a School of Health Sciences. It is argued that strategies for e-learning have played akey role in shaping the organisational culture, which in turn shapes how e-learning is being used. The School of Business regarded efficient administration as the key driver while the School of Health Sciences regarded collaborative learning as the key driver for e-learning. We introduce the concepts of administration-centered and learning-centered e-learning culture to pinpoint the difference identified. A challenge is to develop an e-learning culture that values both how e-learning can be used to enhance administration and learning.

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