7. You can’t help wonder whether the introduction of the book led to something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMPcsDQPAHo www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com

14. To innovate or not to innovate, that is the question Eric Baber Educational Technologist www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com

15. What is innovation? What’s in a name? Of innovators and others What makes an innovation “fly”? Measures of success What to expect www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Overview

16. Could be... Completely new technology New technology to a particular environment Previously used technology in a particular environment, but new use of it “old” activity but implemented differently new activity www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com What is innovation?

17. Term “innovation” could be said to be meaningless: different people = different understanding of the term Can help focus the discussion of a “new” tool/activity and whether to implement it www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com What’s in a name?

18. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations, 2003 www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Of innovators and others Innovators Early adopters Early majority Late majority Laggards

19. Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations, 2003 www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com What makes an innovation “fly”? Relative advantage Compatibility Complexity Trialability Observability

20. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com What makes an innovation “fly”? Form of implementation top-down innovator-led Institutional support

21. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Measures of success Numbers. (Of users, installations, words written, replies, uses….) User satisfaction. Feedback from individual activities or larger-scale implementations User motivation. More frequent participation… cont...

22. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Measures of success (II) Achieved learning outcomes Better results than previous learning/ teaching modes

23. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Example of an innovation University of Strathclyde - Personal Response SystemsPersonal Response Systems JISC Case Studies, http://tinyurl.com/2j6laghttp://tinyurl.com/2j6lag

24. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com What to expect Potential chasm between (enthusiastic) innovator and (conservative/realistic) institution The need to convince various stakeholders: instructors, students, management, for which facts will be imperative (some advice from the Dragon’s Den)Dragon’s Den cont…

25. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com What to expect (II) The need for a realistic roadplan Realistic expectations!

26. www.ericbaber.com Any questions/comments? eric@ericbaber.com Roundup To innovate or not to innovate? Only if… there are relative advantages innovation is compatible complexity is manageable innovation is trialable advantages are observable

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