Educational innovation studies as a complex system

Innovation as a complex adaptive system

What Is a Complex Innovation System?

Innovation systems are sometimes referred to as complex systems, something that is intuitively understood but poorly defined. A complex system dynamically evolves in non-linear ways giving it unique properties that distinguish it from other systems. In particular, a common signature of complex systems is scale-invariant emergent properties. A scale-invariant property can be identified because i...

Educational Technology as a Key to Educational Innovation - State of the Art Report from Germany

In this article we present an overview of educational technology initiatives in Germany on the school and university level. After a general introduction to the German education system exemplary projects are outlined to show how Germany seeks to integrate computers and the Internet into its educational system. In 1995, more computers than cars have been sold in Germany for the first time in hist...

Educational Ecosystems: A Trend in Urban Educational Innovation

There is an increasing reliance on market principles and values in the education space, particularly in urban contexts, accompanied by a growing diversification of educational service providers. Due in part to increased interactivity amongst constituents in this growing assembly of providers and actors, educational innovation ecosystem arrangements have emerged across urban centers. In this art...

Diffusion of E-Learning as an Educational Innovation

Most of the discussions related to education are about technological innovations. Indeed as Rogers (1995) stated, we often use the word “innovation” and “technology” as synonyms. Technology is regarded as an agent of change in educational settings, and a quick analysis of the educational projects all over the world shows us that it is not possible to define a future vision of education without ...