The Diffusion of Innovations
Based on Rogers, E. (1962) Diffusion of innovations. Free Press, London, NY, USA.
Governance and Structure Governance • LMS Steering Committee
o guide the ship o create excitement o ambassadors
• LMS Governing Board o keep things running o make tweaks o handle BIG questions
• Smaller university academic technology groups o recommendations o collaborations
Governance and Structure Steering Committee
o appointees of deans and chairs o people that can speak for their unit o early adopters o don’t always agree with us o guide the set up of the new system
Governance and Structure LMS Governance Board
o administrators o faculty o institutional knowledge o BIG decisions o guidance once the system is running
Governance and Structure Critical Tasks
o iterative process o transparency o communication is key o refine refine refine
This photo is shared under the creative commons Attribution 2.0 license attributed to Kat Grigg
This photo is shared under the creative commons Attribution 2.0 license attributed to Kat Grigg
This photo is shared under the creative commons Attribution 2.0 license attributed to Kat Grigg
+ Added Responsibilities
How do I engage my innovators & early adopters?
• First to the table, bleeding edge, alpha/beta testers • Fanboys & Fangirls for a particular brand • Risk takers • Collaborative, yet independant • Cash on hand for anything “new” • Explorers: they love to be first
Innovators
• The second fastest category to adopt technology. • They follow brands closely, but… • They won't wait in crazy lines on release day, but… • Risk takers with and opinion • Very collaborative: show and tell!
Early Adopters
We can’t just focus on the innovators & early adopters, can we?
Take care of your innovators & early adopters.
What you can do:
• Short free faculty development workshops • Formation of advisory boards (New LMS, MMS) • Start a faculty learning community (FLC) • Engagement: Encouragement & Transparency • Recognize
References Austin, A. E., & Sorcinelli, M. D. (2013). The Future of Faculty Development: Where Are We Going?. New Directions for
Teaching and Learning,2013(133), 85-97.
Lewis, C. C., Fretwell, C. E., Ryan, J., & Parham, J. B. (2013). Faculty Use of Established and Emerging Technologies in
Higher Education: A Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Perspective. International Journal of Higher Education, 2(2).
Limayem, M., Hirt, S. G., & Cheung, C. M. K. (2007). How habit limits the predictive power of intention: The case of information
systems continuance. MIS Quarterly, 31(4), 705-737.
Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.
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