Even when they do, there are numerous practical problems to be faced. Teachers are professionals, and are experts at what they do, but they rarely have the additional training, time or resources required to carry out evaluations. It offers an opportunity to separate the fantasy from the reality, whether or not the outcome is favourable or politic.
Evaluation offers the chance to stand back, to cast a critical eye over developments, to appraise the changes as they are introduced. Many teaching staff have expressed doubts about the efficacy of Learning Technology others fear that they will be de-skilled and gradually sidelined. Learning Technology is certainly set to change the face of education – what is less clear is how. The Web, for example, was all but unheard of five years ago – now, it is almost considered a standard feature in University courses. What complicates matters is the rate with which Learning Technology is developing. These resources are fast becoming an integral part of tertiary education, a process that looks set to be repeated within secondary and primary teaching. This high profile, combined with the key role computers are now playing in the workplace, has simply furthered the importance of Learning Technology. Its virtues are extolled by the media and the government, at times with more enthusiasm than accuracy. Learning Technology is high on the political agenda.
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