Interactive white(board) elephants: A case of change mismanagement

Eugene Willems; Julie Willems

Interactive white(board) elephants: A case of change mismanagement

Eugene Willems, Julie Willems

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The introduction of interactive whiteboards (IWBs) in secondary schools around Australia is currently being heavily promoted for the purposes of transforming the delivery of education through innovation and technology (Gillard, 2010). In such a climate, the evaluation of case studies exploring the effectiveness of the implementation of new technologies for the purposes of teaching and learning can help guide others contemplating or embarking on this process. While much of the literature reports positive outcomes in the adoption of IWBs in the secondary classroom, this paper provides a balance by exploring a case of change mismanagement which has led to the existence of electronic white elephants. The paper also explores the potential of modified force field analysis (FFA) as a decision-making and evaluation instrument for the process of technological change within educational contexts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Changing Demands, Changing Directions: Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011
Editors	G Williams, P Statham, N Brown, B Cleland
Place of Publication	Hobart, Australia
Publisher	University of Tasmania
Pages	1298-1304
ISBN (Print)	9781862956445
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	ASCILITE 2011: 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education - Hobart, Australia Duration: 4 Dec 2011 → 7 Dec 2011

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Conference	ASCILITE 2011: 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education
City	Hobart, Australia
Period	4/12/11 → 7/12/11

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Organisational Planning and Management
Educational Technology and Computing
Organisation and Management Theory

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Willems, E & Willems, J 2011, Interactive white(board) elephants: A case of change mismanagement. in G Williams, P Statham, N Brown & B Cleland (eds), Changing Demands, Changing Directions: Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011. University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, pp. 1298-1304, ASCILITE 2011: 28th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, Hobart, Australia, 4/12/11. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/9539>

Interactive white(board) elephants: A case of change mismanagement. / Willems, Eugene; Willems, Julie.
Changing Demands, Changing Directions: Proceedings ascilite Hobart 2011. ed. / G Williams; P Statham; N Brown; B Cleland. Hobart, Australia: University of Tasmania, 2011. p. 1298-1304.

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Interactive white(board) elephants: A case of change mismanagement

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