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Educational Technology Leadership And Practice In Higher Education: The Emergence Of Threshold Concepts, Adam Barger May 2017

Educational Technology Leadership And Practice In Higher Education: The Emergence Of Threshold Concepts, Adam Barger

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Navigating the world of educational technology in higher education environments is an increasingly rewarding, yet challenging, endeavor. What must leaders know in order to thrive in the ever-changing space of educational technology? How can leaders and practitioners alike excel in cultivating and utilizing powerful educational technology applications, tools, and resources? In this blog, I explore these questions through the lens of threshold concepts as applied to technology in higher education teaching and learning. I propose three threshold concepts in our field, discuss their prevalence at the 2017 ELI Annual Meeting, and suggest their implications for leadership and practice.