While participating in the nationally funded Flexible Learning Leaders in New
Zealand Project back in 2005-2006, I began to study the processes through which
elearning innovations aim to grow to become sustainable tools or products. The experience of colleagues on that Project
made me realize that existing organizational environments and cultures did not
make life easy for elearning innovators, despite national and institutional
agenda that aimed to promote elearning capability across the higher education sector.
Part of my professional role is to provide support for elearning innovation and
capacity building within my own institution, so I undertook case study research
to analyze the problem with a view to devising workable solutions.
The study has since been extended well beyond
the original scope, discussed, presented, published and hopefully put to good
use in the New Zealand HE sector and beyond. The final push came with a grant
from ACODE (The Australasian Council for Open, Distance and eLearning) to
extend the study to include a number of Australian case studies, and publish a
hard copy report - just to be different in this digital age!
I have circulated copies of the report to various people who may find the contents of interest,
and welcome any feedback. My aim to raise this issue on
the institutional agenda would be well served by further discussion, dissemination
and collaboration to address these topical challenges. Email me if you want an electronic copy of the report, and post any comments below.
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