Sustainable Higher Education Development through Technology Enhanced Learning

Javier Orozco-Messana, Juan Miguel Martínez-Rubio and Ana Maria Gonzálvez-Pons
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Javier Orozco-Messana: ITM, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Juan Miguel Martínez-Rubio: DISCA, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Ana Maria Gonzálvez-Pons: ITM, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: Higher education is incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at a fast rate for different purposes. Scientific papers include within the concept of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) the myriad applications of information and communication technology, e-resources, and pedagogical approaches to the development of education. TEL’s specific application to higher education is especially relevant for countries under rapid development for providing quick and sustainable access to quality education (UN sustainable development goal 4). This paper presents the research results of an online pedagogical experience in collaborative academic research for analyzing good practice in TEL-supported higher education development. The results are obtained through a pilot implementation providing curated data on TEL competency’s development of faculty skills and analysis of developing sustainable higher education degrees through TEL cooperation, for capacity building. Given the increased volume and complexity of the knowledge to be delivered, and the exponential growth of the need for skilled workers in emerging economies, online training is the most effective way of delivering a sustainable higher education. The results of the PETRA Erasmus+ capacity-building project provides evidence of a successful implementation of a TEL-supported methodology for collaborative faculty development focused on future online degrees built collaboratively and applied locally.

Keywords: technology enhanced learning; sustainable on-line education; capacity building (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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