Sustaining new approaches to learning and teaching with technology

More than just a Wicked Problem

Abstract

The basic premise of the 2012 Ascilite Conference theme is that; ‘what happened in the past is no longer a reliable guide to the future’. However, if we do not learn from what happened in the past, it may well be a reliable guide to an unsustainable future. In the face of constant change, in order for higher education institutions to achieve the goal of creating sustainable approaches to new models and learning and teaching with technology a fundamental paradigm shift in management approaches is required. To address this, an interdisciplinary focus is introduced and two key concepts from environmental management: Wicked Problems and adaptive management are applied to the higher education environment. Using evidence-based practice these aspects have been researched in-depth in a large, mixed-mode university.