Baskin, Collin, Barker, Michelle, and Woods, Peter (2003) Towards a smart community: rethinking the strategic use of ICTs in teaching and learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 19 (2). pp. 192-210.

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Abstract

In response to continuing pressures for change and reform in the higher education sector, this paper outlines and develops a 'smart community' model for developing the strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in university teaching and learning. It presents the 'smart community' as a viable metaphor and model for articulating and managing integrated training, education, consultancy and research initiatives for staff and students alike, and details its application at a specific faculty and regional setting.

The concept of a smart community is to develop innovative partnerships among community institutions and organisations, governments, local business and a range of private sector interests, to take full advantage of the digital economy. A smart community is considered to be one that has developed the means and methods to extract economic, social and cultural benefits from electronic networks. This paper identifies how one university has managed to pilot innovative services and applications to create new value and transform the 'rhythms' of its local, host community through the use of ICTs.

Item ID:	13723
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1449-5554
Keywords:	higher education; ICT learning; innovative partnerships
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2010 02:28
FoR Codes:	13 EDUCATION > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130306 Educational Technology and Computing @ 51% 13 EDUCATION > 1399 Other Education > 139999 Education not elsewhere classified @ 49%
SEO Codes:	93 EDUCATION AND TRAINING > 9399 Other Education and Training > 939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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