Enablers of technology agility in higher education

IF 2.4 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS

International Journal of Information and Learning Technology Pub Date : 2022-04-04 DOI:10.1108/ijilt-07-2021-0107

Shalini Menon, M. Suresh

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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this study is two-fold. First, to identify and encapsulate the enablers that can facilitate technology integration in higher education and second, to understand and analyze the interplay between technology agility enablers.Design/methodology/approachThe study used the Total Interpretive Structural Modeling (TISM) approach to construct a theoretical model of the technology agility enablers in higher education and MICMAC analysis for ranking and segregating the enablers based on their dependence power into four categories: Autonomous, Dependent, Linkage and Independent.FindingsThe study helped identify eight technology agility enablers, with the Covid-19 pandemic as the most significant enabler. The Covid-19 pandemic has catalyzed the diffusion of technology across the education sector in India, including tertiary higher education. The study revealed government initiatives and institutional commitment as other enablers that can promote technology agility in higher education.Practical implicationsThe results of this study would assist the policymakers and management of universities and colleges in understanding the important enablers that can facilitate technology integration in higher education.Originality/valueResearch in the past on technology adoption in higher education has looked into each enabler in isolation. This research provides a comprehensive view of the enablers and has attempted to establish a multidirectional interplay between the enablers.

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高等教育技术灵活性的推动者

本研究的目的是双重的。首先，确定和封装可以促进高等教育中的技术集成的使能因素;其次，理解和分析技术敏捷性使能因素之间的相互作用。本研究采用总体解释结构建模(Total Interpretive Structural Modeling，简称TISM)方法，构建了高等教育技术敏捷性驱动因素的理论模型，并运用MICMAC分析方法，根据驱动因素的依赖程度，将驱动因素分为自主、依赖、联动和独立四类。该研究帮助确定了八个技术敏捷性推动因素，其中Covid-19大流行是最重要的推动因素。2019冠状病毒病大流行促进了技术在印度教育部门的传播，包括高等教育。该研究显示，政府举措和机构承诺是促进高等教育技术敏捷性的其他推动因素。实践意义本研究的结果将有助于高校决策者和管理者了解促进高等教育技术整合的重要因素。原创性/价值过去关于高等教育中技术采用的研究都是孤立地研究每一个促成因素。本研究提供了一个全面的观点，使能者，并试图建立一个多向的相互作用，使能者之间。

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International Journal of Information and Learning Technology COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-

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6.10

自引率

3.30%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Information and Learning Technology (IJILT) provides a forum for the sharing of the latest theories, applications, and services related to planning, developing, managing, using, and evaluating information technologies in administrative, academic, and library computing, as well as other educational technologies. Submissions can include research: -Illustrating and critiquing educational technologies -New uses of technology in education -Issue-or results-focused case studies detailing examples of technology applications in higher education -In-depth analyses of the latest theories, applications and services in the field The journal provides wide-ranging and independent coverage of the management, use and integration of information resources and learning technologies.