TY - JOUR AU - Cousins , Sarah AU - Bissar , Dounia PY - 2012/12/17 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Adapting to the digital age: a narrative approach JF - Research in Learning Technology JA - Research in Learning Technology VL - 20 IS - 0 SE - Original Research Articles DO - 10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18976 UR - https://journal.alt.ac.uk/index.php/rlt/article/view/1339 SP - AB - The article adopts a narrative inquiry approach to foreground informal learning and exposes a collection of stories from tutors about how they adapted comfortably to the digital age.We were concerned that despite substantial evidence that bringing about changes in pedagogic practices can be difficult, there is a gap in convincing approaches to help in this respect. In this context, this project takes a ‘‘bottom-up’’ approach and synthesises several life-stories into a single persuasive narrative to support the process of adapting to digital change. The project foregrounds the small, every-day motivating moments, cultural features and environmental factors in people’s diverse lives which may have contributed to their positive dispositions towards change in relation to technology enhanced learning. We expect that such narrative approaches could serve to support colleagues in other institutions to warm up to ever-changing technological advances.Keywords: narrative inquiry; resonance; story; engagement(Published: 17 December 2012)Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2012, 20: 18976 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18976 ER -