Colleges adopted new technology platforms to increase efficiencies, but face challenges sustaining their use after the grant ends¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Colleges are adopting new technology platforms to increase efficiencies for students, faculty, and administrators. → Margaret Sullivan 2015 q2 i? Colleges face challenges sustaining use of these technology platforms after the grant ends. → Margaret Sullivan 2015

Evidence¶

Margaret Sullivan 2015¶

Margaret Sullivan, Brittany English, Alyson Burnett, Jillian Berk. (2015). Implementing the Virginia RETHINKS Health Sciences Education TAACCCT Grant. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/implementing-the-virginia-rethinks-health-sciences-education-taaccct-grant

q2 · i? · qualitative · r1

The implementation study reports that "Colleges are adopting new technology platforms to increase efficiencies for students, faculty, and administrators," while sustainability of platform use after the grant is challenged.

"Colleges are adopting new technology platforms to increase efficiencies for students, faculty, and administrators, but they face challenges sustaining use of these platforms after the grant ends."

Discussion¶

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