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Study limitations
Although clear methodological guidelines were followed, some limitations need to be examined. By using
only
three databases, some existing systematic reviews may not have been considered. By searching other
languages, we may have been able to synthesise and assess other cultural approaches to TDC development
in HE. Finally, we may have been able to gain greater insight from the evidence
by carrying out more
innovative analytical techniques during data extraction and analysis, such as co-citation mapping or overlap
analysis.
Future lines of research
Given the current state of evidence synthesised in this review, we present
several recommendations for
future research. The first is a general need to reorient away from basic forms of research, driven by teacher
and student self-perceptions, to more robust forms previously discussed. Future
research could explore
TDC through an educational design research approach, in line with Reeves and Lin (2020), who have shown
promise in developing iterative solutions to complex educational problems while also engaging with and
advancing theory. In agreement with Pettersson (2018), we encourage research which focuses on
theorisation and operationalisation of the pedagogical aspects of TDC development in HE through an
integrated
perspective of micro, meso and macro level analysis, including “developing
links between
policy, organisational infrastructures, strategic leadership and teachers and teaching practices” (p. 1017).
Finally, as the vast majority of research in this area originates from faculties of education in the field of
EdTech, it would be beneficial to broaden the field by including multidisciplinary perspectives on TDC
across a range of subjects outside of the social sciences, in order to see how disciplinary and paradigmatic
differences may impact development in this area. Disciplinary plurality in
research on TDC may bring
interesting new ideas, including theoretical and methodological approaches that are emerging outside the
usual purview of EdTech.
Conclusions
The current overview presents the key characteristics and features of TDC research in HE by systematically
synthesising the current evidence base. The objective was to offer an integrated assessment of research in
this area. Although there are many recent systematic reviews from a range of perspectives,
geographic
settings and levels of analysis, such reviews often show one piece of the larger DC in the HE puzzle. The
results have several implications for TDC development, with a special view toward building an integrated
perspective across a range of stakeholders and dimensions at the micro, meso and macro level. We hoped
to deepen our understanding of the relationship between TDC training proposals, student DC development,
criteria for DC evaluation, pedagogical quality and leadership,
HE policy, technological infrastructures as
well as academic leadership and governance. We have been able to offer some possibilities for reorienting
the field by (a) strategically enabling TDC development through an integrated and ecological perspective,
(b) moving away from basic forms of inquiry and incorporating multidisciplinary perspectives outside of
educational sciences in order to advance theory and practice and (c) conducting and reporting research in
line with methodological guidelines to ensure the highest possible standards at both the primary study and
systematic review levels.
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