T. S. Elliot’s poem The Hollow Men has a section that goes Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the act Falls the Shadow I find some connection with this section due to my interest in shadow systems. Applications of information technology that arise within organisations without the knowledge of, and often […]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
My thesis is an example information systems design research. However, since the aim of the thesis is to develop a design theory for the implementation of e-learning within a university I do have some interest in the design-based research (DBR) literature from the education discipline. I’m current following a discussion about DBR within education on […]
Graham Atwell raises some questions around the topics Learning 2.0, PLEs, Web2.0, informal and formal learning in this blog post. Apparently based on a workshop which appears to be focusing on the harnessing of these technologies/approaches in existing educational organisations Aside: I find it somewhat interesting, given the topic, that I’ve found it somewhat difficult […]
For some time I have thought that one of the major barriers to improving/innovation in learning and teaching has been the consistency of practice and mindset held by discipline based groups. Now I’ve got some suggestion of a research basis for this view. This post attempts to explain my view, outline the research basis and […]
Apparently Accenture have discovered “user-determined computing” and associated issues. The definition goes something like this Today, home technology has outpaced enterprise technology, leaving employees frustrated by the inadequacy of the technology they use at work. As a result, employees are demanding more because of their ever-increasing familiarity and comfort level with technology. It’s an emerging […]
The following is a summary of and reflection upon Juhani Iivari, (2007), A Paradigmatic Analysis of Information Systems As a Design Science, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems, 19(2):39-64 Reflection This paper is somewhat similar, at a very abstract level, to one I’ve been thinking about. However, it’s told from a different perspective, with a different […]
For those of you who don’t know, I’m developing something called the Ps Framework for sensemaking around e-learning (read the earlier post for more information. Jocene, one of my current colleagues and someone who is having to engage with the Ps Framework, has somewhat regularly complained about IT folk and their interest in the Ps, […]
The Ps Framework is a taxonomy/framework that has arisen out of my attempts to understand the literature around e-learning within universities. It’s main aim is to serve as the structure for chapter 2 of my thesis. This blog post seeks to summarise some of the origins and potential futures of the Ps framework and also […]
I suggest that many of the problems organisations face can be traced back to a few observations There are limited resources, the organisation can’t do everything. Most of the important problems faced by the organisation are wicked problems. There is no one correct solution, or even an easy way to identify the “best” solution. Large […]
This post is a summary and some reflection on a discussion paper posted to ITForum. It’s by Goknur Kaplan Akilli and is titled Design Based Research vs. Mixed Methods: The Differences and Commonalities. The author is a PhD candidate with some interesting research runs on the board. The following contains two main sections Reflections – […]
