Abstract
This article carries out an analysis of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in an institution of Higher Education using Actor Network Theory (ANT). The ANT perspective is used to help explore the complex processes that come into play when a VLE is introduced in an organisation, especially as pedagogical goals, administrative procedures and technological artefacts are interwoven in a heterogeneous web or “network”. The article identifies new actors that emerge in the traditional teacher-student, teacher-teacher and student-student relationships as a result of the presence and active usage of the VLE. It also describes how already existing actors may change roles or status in connection with VLE use.
Highlights
The main purpose of the study described in this paper is to shed light onto the complex issue of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) use and appropriation in an organisation of Higher Education, with a particular focus on the teachers’ perceptions of how such systems may have affected their teaching practice
The findings reported here are drawn from a study involving ten members of staff from various departments at Oslo University College (OUC)
We have used data gathered from a number of sources in order to shed light on the processes of VLE use in an institution of Higher Education
Summary
The main purpose of the study described in this paper is to shed light onto the complex issue of VLE use and appropriation in an organisation of Higher Education, with a particular focus on the teachers’ perceptions of how such systems may have affected their teaching practice. Oslo University College (OUC) implemented its first VLE in 1999. This first system was used only sporadically throughout the institution. Our study sets out to investigate how the implementation of the VLE may have contributed to the shaping or reshaping of teaching practice. It examines whether there may be grounds to claim that the introduction of the VLE has “shaken” well-established didactical practices
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