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Framed by technology
Author(s) -
Loke SweeKin
Publication year - 2013
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.1467-8535.2012.01329.x
Subject(s) - citation , next of kin , media studies , history , library science , sociology , genealogy , computer science , archaeology
Academic developers in New Zealand, including many specialising in educational technology, have recently been asked to demonstrate their value to the Tertiary Education Commission in view of a new funding model (Prebble, 2011). Cost-cutting measures in other countries, including the 2010 closure of UK’s agency for information and communication technology (ICT) in education Becta, have also cast doubts on the value of educational technologists. So what do the staff developers among us bring to the table?