Digital higher education: a divider or bridge builder? Leadership perspectives on edtech in a COVID-19 reality

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 51 - 17
• Main Authors: Laufer, Melissa, Leiser, Anne, Deacon, Bronwen, Perrin de Brichambaut, Paola, Fecher, Benedikt, Kobsda, Christian, Hesse, Friedrich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 24.09.2021; BioMed Central, Ltd; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Access to Computers; Access to Education; Access to Information; Administrator Attitudes; CAI; Collaboration; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer assisted instruction; Computer Science; Computers; Computers and Education; Cooperative Learning; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Critical Thinking; Curriculum Design; Digital learning; Digital transformation; Disadvantaged; Distance Education; Distance learning; Edtech; Education; Educational Experience; Educational Practices; Educational Resources; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Foreign Countries; Governance; Higher Education; Humanities; Influence of Technology; Information Literacy; Information Skills; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Instructional Effectiveness; Instructional Materials; Language Proficiency; Law; Leaders; Leadership; Learner Engagement; Learning Experience; Learning Modalities; Mixed methods research; Pandemics; Research Article; Statistics for Social Sciences; Technology Integration; Edtech; COVID-19; Leadership; Higher education; Digital transformation; Mixed methods; Collaboration; Inequalities; Access; Digital learning; Governance

The edtech community has promoted claims that digital education enhances access, learning, and collaboration. The COVID-19 pandemic tested these claims like never before, as higher education systems seemingly overnight had to move teaching online. Through a sequential mixed-method approach, we inves...