Diffusion of Web Supported Instruction in Higher Education – The Case of Tel-Aviv University

This paper describes a study that focused on long-term web-supported learning diffusion among lecturers at Tel Aviv University (TAU), from an organizational point of view. The theoretical models we used to examine this process are Rogers' model for “Diffusion of Innovation” (1995) and Bass'...

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Published in:Educational technology & society 2010-07, Vol.13 (3), p.212-223
Main Authors: Soffer, Tal, Nachmias, Rafi, Ram, Judith
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Academic learning
Bass
CAI
Computer assisted instruction
Computer System Design
Courseware
Database Management Systems
Diffusion theory
Early adopters
Education, Higher
Educational Development
Educational Innovation
Educational Technology
Educational Theories
Foreign Countries
Full Length Articles
Higher education
Innovation adoption
Innovation diffusion
Innovations
Institutional Evaluation
Israel (Tel Aviv)
Methods
Modeling
Pedagogy
Teacher Developed Materials
Technological innovation
Technology application
Technology Integration
Technology Uses in Education
Trend Analysis
Universities
University students
Web Based Instruction
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Bass
CAI
Computer assisted instruction
Computer System Design
Courseware
Database Management Systems
Diffusion theory
Early adopters
Education, Higher
Educational Development
Educational Innovation
Educational Technology
Educational Theories
Foreign Countries
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Innovation adoption
Innovation diffusion
Innovations
Institutional Evaluation
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Technological innovation
Technology application
Technology Integration
Technology Uses in Education
Trend Analysis
Universities
University students
Web Based Instruction
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