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Innovating research topics in learning technology: Where are the new blue oceans?
Author(s) -
Liu GiZen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8535.2008.00851.x
Subject(s) - china , citation , library science , foreign language , sociology , political science , computer science , law , pedagogy
Learning technology (LT) is a transdisciplinary field that has been influencing human development in various academic subjects and industries for almost a century. A number of studies and theories have investigated the attributes, design, development, applications, impact, effectiveness and efficiency of various technologies in human learning in diverse disciplines and contexts. However, so far there has been no design research published concerning the creation of novel LT research topics. Since Surry (2005) calls for more researchers and practitioners to fully realise the importance of the study of change—which is critical to the future of LT research—we may need to think about viable ways to make this field more successful.