The Research on Technology Innovation and Management for Higher Education

This paper analyses and suggests possible technological innovation strategies in higher educational institutions. The paper describes management issues in the implementation of eLearning with particular reference to its usage in higher education abroad and also suggests appropriate approaches for technological innovation of higher education. The major findings of the paper, which are based on three case studies, suggest that eLearning needs to be implemented within a strategically developed framework based on a clear and unified vision and a central educational rationale. The findings further highlight the importance of using a combination of strategies top down, bottom up and inside out during the diffusion process to attain coherence, collegiality and ownership. The process of technological transformation is not a smooth translation process but one of dislocations, dilemmas and uncertainties.