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The authors introduce research, which provides a qualitative perspective on academics’ use of emerging technologies on the institutional learning management system, to address the challenges of teaching Information and Communication Technology modules in an open and distance e-learning context. The paper proceeds to a literature review on research into how academics use emerging technologies to increase throughput rates, in some cases in open and/or distance e-learning contexts. Arguments presented center on formulating concepts within a theoretical and conceptual framework. The paper mainly discusses findings aimed at providing a qualitative perspective on academics’ use of emerging technologies to address the challenges of teaching Information and Communication Technology modules in an open and distance e-learning context. Conclusions are presented, including a summary of the most important findings. The findings make an original contribution regarding emerging trends in, and promote the development of knowledge in fields related to, academics’ use of emerging technologies.
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Goosen, L., Mukasa-Lwanga, T.N. (2017). Emerging Technologies Supported in ICT Education. In: Huang, TC., Lau, R., Huang, YM., Spaniol, M., Yuen, CH. (eds) Emerging Technologies for Education. SETE 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10676. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71084-6_3
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