The Interplay of Teaching Conceptions and Course Management System Design: Research Implications and Creative Innovations for Future Designs

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between instructors’ conceptions of teaching and the design and use of course management systems in instruction. Understanding this relationship helps us to understand why instructors are using course management systems in the ways they do. Subsequently, we can use our understanding to help define what future generations of course management systems look like and how we as instructors might use them.