Unlocking the technology-mediated learning process : insights and articulating actions for an institutional approach

This paper is part of the results from the project "Implementation Strategies and Development of an Open and Distance Education System for the University of the Azores" funded by the European Social Fund. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2327

The institutionalization process of technology-mediated learning in a certain university is much more complex than simply installing a learning management system; performing some training workshops demonstrating the basic and elementary functions of the chosen platforms, and expecting that the effective use depends on the goodwill of professors. It is necessary to unlock the process through various joint actions and go beyond the pretentiously or doubtfully modern speech often empty when there is no attainment and application.