Flash, who? On the Obsolescence of Digital Technology and Its Impact on E-learning Applications: A Case Study.

Grevisse, Christian

doi:10.1109/LACLO56648.2022.10013411

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	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Computer science
	Focus Areas :	Educational Sciences
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/53403

Title :	Flash, who? On the Obsolescence of Digital Technology and Its Impact on E-learning Applications: A Case Study.
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Grevisse, Christian [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (DLSM) >]
Publication date :	Oct-2022
Main document title :	Proceedings of the XVII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)
Publisher :	IEEE
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Event name :	XVII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)
Event date :	from 17-10-2022 to 21-10-2022
Event place (city) :	Armenia
Event country :	Colombia
Keywords :	[en] Technology Enhanced Learning ; Technology obsolescence ; Flash ; Virtualization
Abstract :	[en] Technology Enhanced Learning has seen a number of technologies during its history, from instructional video cassettes to smartphones and virtual reality environments. Inevitably, with technologies getting obsolete due to replacement or lack of support, TEL solutions face the issue of becoming non-functional. In addition, limited resources may force faculties to abandon certain solutions instead of recreating them with newer technologies. In this paper, we present a case study of an animal neurophysiology virtual lab that has recently suffered from the technology obsolescence phenomenon, both at software and hardware levels. Most importantly, the end of life of Flash was threatening the continuity of an e-learning course. We analyze the issues they were facing, establish a list of requirements for a possible solution and present the implemented changes. We finally perform a risk analysis of obsolescence for the technologies used in the new version of the virtual lab.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/53403
DOI :	10.1109/LACLO56648.2022.10013411

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