Not that I know of, though I am reallya beginner in this area. The push
for technopedagogy here has come from state officials and university
administrators who see it as a way to "increase faculty productivity" --
that is, allow fewer faculty to "teach" more students. In practice, a lot
of technology infrastructure has been made available to faculty, and
incentives (e.g., grants) have been put in place to encourage faculty to
wire-up. Course re-mediations are taking place on an ad hoc basis. The
"instructional design" I spoke of is an outgrowth or residue of the
military "instructional systems design" work (linear, modular, lots and
lots of charts). The designers are very nice people who are trying to
help faculty who want to go techno but aren't sure how to proceed. Part of
what I'll be doing is studying the designers, but I'm also trying to engage
them in discussions about activity theory, ANT, etc.
Jan Nespor
Department of Teaching and Learning
War Memorial Hall 305
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0313
nespor who-is-at vt.edu
phone: 540-231-8327
fax: 540-231-9075