[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.
Disciplines :
Sciences informatiques
Auteur, co-auteur :
GREVISSE, Christian ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Life Sciences and Medicine (DLSM)
Co-auteurs externes :
no
Langue du document :
Anglais
Titre :
Flash, who? On the Obsolescence of Digital Technology and Its Impact on E-learning Applications: A Case Study.
Date de publication/diffusion :
octobre 2022
Nom de la manifestation :
XVII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)
Lieu de la manifestation :
Armenia, Colombie
Date de la manifestation :
from 17-10-2022 to 21-10-2022
Titre de l'ouvrage principal :
Proceedings of the XVII Latin American Conference on Learning Technologies (LACLO)
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