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VA08-418 Assessing and Evaluating Adult Learning in Career and Technical Education.
  Wang, Victor C. X./ 9781615207459
 
  Increased interest in and use of theoretical and empirical assessment and evaluation methods have created a need for unique contributions to exisiting literature in the field of adult education and career and technical education. Assessing and Evaluating Adult Learning in Career and Technical Education advances a framework, a process and meaningful approaches for assessing and evaluating adult learning in career and technical education (CTE). This book addresses the key elements of the process of assessment and evaluation: self-evaluation, transformative learning, history of andragogy, teaching philosophies, and much more. At each step in this process, the reader is taken through multiple and meaningful approaches of assessing and evaluating adult learning in the field of career and technical education. Topics Covered *Transformative learning *New perspectives of andragogy *Instructional design and evaluation *Evaluation models for evaluating educational programs *Formative and summative evaluation *Assessing adult learning and learning styles *Effectiveness of instruction *Adult learning in online courses *Using assessment to promote critical thinking *Self-evaluation
VA08-417 Web 2.0-Based E-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Teaching.
  Lee, Mark J. W./ 9781605662947
 
  Educational communities today are rapidly increasing their interest in Web 2.0 and e-learning advancements for the enhancement of teaching practices. Web 2.0-Based E-Learning: Applying Social Informatics for Tertiary Teaching provides a useful and valuable reference to the latest advances in the area of educational technology and e-learning. This innovative book offers an excellent resource for any practitioner, researcher, or academician with an interest in the use of the Web for providing meaningful learning experiences. *Social software *Web 2.0 and its implications for e-learning *Learner generated contexts *Students' perspectives on personal and distributed learning environments *Personal knowledge management *University students' self-motivated blogging *Mobile 2.0 *Podcasting in distance learning *Digital natives *Web 2.0 and professional development
WA14 西洋教育史 (新修訂14版)
  林玉体/ 9789579489928
 
 
VA08-419 Web-Based Engineering Education: Critical Design and Effective Tools.
  Russell, Donna/ 9781615206599
 
  Rapid advances in computer technology and the internet have created new opportunities for delivering instruction and revolutionizing the learning environment. This development has been accelerated by the significant reduction in cost of the Internet infrastructure and the easy accessibility of the World-Wide-Web. Web-Based Engineering Education: Critical Design and Effective Tools evaluates the usefulness of advanced learning systems in delivering instructions in a virtual academic environment for different engineering sectors. This reference source aims at providing a deep probe into the most relevant issues in engineering education and digital learning and will offer a survey of how digital engineering education has developed, where it stands now, how research in this area has progressed, and what the prospects are for the future. Topics Covered *Animated simulations design *Architectural Web portals *Blended learning in engineering education *Diagnostic systems for building construction *E-learning for engineering education *Interactive CAD learning *Learning management systems *Living systems to teach engineering concepts *Mobile learning in Web-based instruction *Online automated essay grading systems *Virtual engineering education *VLEs for engineering students
VA08-416 Definitive Readings in the History, Philosophy, Theories and Practice of Career and Technical Education.
  Wang, Victor C. X./ 9781615207473
 
  In this information age, career and technical education (CTE) has become a multibillion dollar training enterprise. To make our students more competitive in the labor force and to make our nation economically strong and firms internationally competitive, we have to depend on CTE to train today's workers of various kinds. Definitive Readings in the History, Philosophy, Theories and Practice of Career and Technical Education brings together definitive writings on CTE by leading figures and by contemporary thinkers in the history, philosophy, practice and theories of the field. Filling a much needed void in existing literature, this book equips scholars and practitioners with knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed in the field of CTE. Topics Covered *History of career and technical education *Scientific management and occupational analysis *Culturally-sensitive career and technical career curriculum *Philosophies of career and technical education *Alternative teacher licensure *Certification and licensure requirements *Workforce competencies *Work ethics in career and technical education *The impact of tracking on long-term student outcomes *Career and technical education technology
VA08-415 Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models.
  Yamamoto, Junko/ 9781615208975
 
  Today's students are faced with the challenge of utilizing technology to support not only their personal lives, but also their academic careers. Technology Implementation and Teacher Education: Reflective Models provides teachers with the resources needed to address this challenge and develop new methodologies for addressing technology in practice. With chapters focusing on online and blended learning, subject-specific teacher education and social and affective issues, this reference provides a comprehensive, international perspective on the role of technology in shaping educational practices. Topics Covered *Case-based learning *Collaborative authoring system *Collaborative knowledge in VLEs *E-collaboration between people and technology *E-collaborative learning-by-doing environments *E-learning as socio-cultural systems *Graduate education in Web 2.0 environments *Instructional design to pedagogical infrastructures *Interactive evolution in learning communities *Knowledge access in learning communities *Knowledge construction challenges *Moodle *Web video conferencing
VA08-414 Technology Leadership in Teacher Education: Integrated Solutions and Experiences.
  Yamamoto, Junko/ 9781615208999
 
  Teachers and teacher educators are faced with the challenge of adapting to and remaining aware of continual advancements in technology and their resulting impact in the classroom. Technology Leadership in Teacher Education: Integrated Solutions and Experiences presents research on the practical applications of technology in learning environments, assisting both educators and researchers in the quest to optimize and revolutionize educational practices. Experience-based scenarios and solutions allow readers to investigate and benefit from best practices in the design and development of online environments for both students and professionals. Topics Covered *Online learning environments *Online course planning *Gender differences in online communication *Multimedia learning tools *Synchronous online professional development *Service learning in undergraduate instructional technology courses *Electronic portfolios *Web 2.0 in the classroom *Technology-enhanced education *Designing and delivering technology integration
VA08-413 Transformative Learning and Online Education: Aesthetics, Dimensions and Concepts.
  Yuzer, T. Volkan/ 9781615209859
 
  Understanding how to prepare transformative learning sessions and courses and design an environment for prospective online learners is a critical, as it facilitates the transfer of information, knowledge and learning from theoretical forms to real life experiences. Transformative Learning and Online Education: Aesthetics, Dimensions and Concepts provides an understanding and comprehension of aesthetics and its importance in transformative online learning. Using frameworks and cases, this reference attempts to construct a more complete understanding of how the art of learning is considered and knowledge is transferred from the cyber to the real world. Topics Covered *Cross-Cultural Transformative Learning *Transformative Learning Communities in 3D Immersive Learning Environments *Learning Outcomes *Teacher narratives *Virtual Learning *Socio-Cultural Dimensions of e-Learning Systems *Visual Literacy *Aesthetic Decisions *High-Order Thinking in Online Discussions *Identity Awareness
VA08-412 Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies.
  Bromage, Adrian/ 9781615208890
 
  Interprofessionalism, an emerging model and philosophy of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working, has in increasingly become an important means of cultivating joint endeavors across varied and diverse disciplinary and institutional settings. Interprofessional E-Learning and Collaborative Work: Practices and Technologies is therefore, an important source for understanding how interprofessionalism can be promoted and enhanced at various levels in learners' educational experiences, particularly with regard to e-learning and reusable learning objects, given the potential to cross boundaries of time, location and academic disciplines. This book provides relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest case driven research findings to improve understanding of interprofessional possibilities through e-learning at the level of universities, networks and organizations, teams and work groups, information systems and at the level of individuals as actors in the networked environments. Topics Covered *Interprofessional and interdisciplinary learning *Technological usage *E-learning materials and the role of learning technologists *Use and analysis of online interaction in education *Experiential learning *Facilitated interprofessional learning *Web2.0 approach to interdisciplinary teaching and learning *Leading and managing educational change *The use of reusable learning objects *E-interprofessional learning beyond the physical university
VA08-411 Literary Education and Digital Learning: Methods and Technologies for Humanities Studies.
  Peer, Willie Van/ 9781605669328
 
  Today's popularization of modern technologies has allowed literature specialists to access an array of new opportunities in the digital medium, which have brought about an equal number of challenges and questions. Literary Education and Digital Learning: Methods and Technologies for Humanities Studies provides insight into the most relevant issues in literary education and digital learning. This unique reference fills a gap in literature teaching, covering literary aspects both from educational and research perspectives. Topics Covered *Language technology *Computational linguistics *Text analysis *Computer-mediated communication *Literary styles *Game-based learning *Collaborative learning *Distance learning
VA08-410 Critical Design and Effective Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education: Theory into Practice.
  Donnelly, Roisin/ 9781615208791
 
  Introducing change to higher education has always been a difficult and slow process. But over the last two decades, information and communication technologies have served to transform the traditional classroom and break down the barriers to education despite any insecurity educators have felt. Online education is now viewed as an opportunity. Critical Design and Effective Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education: Theory into Practice is a collection of stories that provide those who work in higher education a source of both information and inspiration. The stories are told by some 40 professionals from all across the English-speaking world, detailing their theoretical and practical perspectives on the impact technology has had and will have on the learning experiences of higher education graduates. Topics Covered *Critical Design *Virtual Worlds *Computer-mediated Discourse Analysis *Wikis *Learning Transfer *E-portfolios *Web 2.0 Technologies *E-mentors *Pedagogy 2.0 *E-learning
VA08-409 Learning Management System Technologies and Software Solutions for Online Teaching: Tools and Applications.
  Kats, Yefim/ 9781615208531
 
  With the rapid proliferation of distance learning, schools confront the difficult problem of choosing and managing an appropriate technological environment that fits their budget, technical resources, curriculum, pedagogy, and profile of the student body. Learning Management System Technologies and Software Solutions for Online Teaching: Tools and Applications focuses on the interaction between learning management systems and relevant teaching methodologies to bring attention to developments in distance learning technologies and programs. This book covers commercial and open-source LMSs as well as technologies used for synchronous and asynchronous course delivery, offering a comprehensive discussion of factors influencing the transition from one LMS to another. Discussing topics such as virtual labs, electronic portfolios, and technological solutions related to the problems of plagiarism, student tracking, assessment, and security of e-learning environment, this book proves to be a comprehensive guide on the available technological solutions in the area of online education.
VA08-408 International Encyclopedia of Education, 8-Vols/Set.
  Baker, Eva/ 9780080448930
 
  Education has reacted to extraordinary technological, societal and institutional change in recent years, making it one of the most fascinating yet complex fields of study. Unequalled in its combination of authoritative scholarship and comprehensive coverage, International Encyclopedia of Education 3rd edition succeeds two highly successful previous editions (1985, 1994) in aiming to encapsulate research in this vibrant field for the twenty-first century reader. Under development for five years, this work encompasses over 1,350 articles across 24 individual areas of coverage, and is expected to become the dominant resource in the field. Education is a multidisciplinary and international field drawing on a wide range of social sciences and humanities disciplines and this work comprehensively matches this diversity. The diverse background and multi-disciplinary subject coverage of the Editorial Board ensure that a balanced and objective academic framework was achieved. Working relationships with relevant international organizations provide give this project the requisite global outlook. The 1100 contributors represent over 100 countries, capturing a complete portrait of this evolving field. Key Features *A totally new work, revamped with a wholly new editorial board, structure and brand-new list of meta-sections and articles *Developed by an international panel of editors and authors drawn from senior academia *Web-enhanced with supplementary multimedia audio and video files, hotlinked to relevant references and sources for further study
VA08-407 SAGE Directions in Educational Psychology, 5-Vols/Set.
  Salkind, Neil J/ 9780857021786
 
 
VA08-406 Cases on Digital Technologies in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges.
  Luppicini, Rocci/ 9781615208692
 
  Institutions of higher education are at the forefront of the technological interface with life and society. Such technological innovations within university research centers, university library resource developments, and new tools available for teaching and learning, are nurturing in new educational approaches and debates concerning the appropriate use of new technologies. Cases on Digital Technologies in Higher Education: Issues and Challenges provides a collection of practical case studies exploring the application of digital technologies in higher education along with strategies to address new challenges facing educational institutions in the 21st century. This book establishes a selective synthesis of research on technology to help guide individuals within institutions of higher education faced with technological change. Focusing greatly on engineering education, it addresses technological concerns in order to find solutions that will help maximize the utility of new digital technologies and minimize their adverse effects in a variety of learning environments.
VA08-405 Gaming for Classroom-Based Learning: Digital Role Playing as a Motivator of Study.
  Baek, Young Kyun/ 9781615207138
 
  In order to effectively use games in the classroom, teachers and parents need to agree on games' positive functions toward students' learning, decide and select good educational games relevant to content and tasks in the classroom, and disseminate their acquired knowledge into the teaching field. As part of an international dialogue between researchers in educational technology, Gaming for Classroom-Based Learning: Digital Role Playing as a Motivator of Study investigates whether games can motivate students to learn and improve their knowledge and skills. This collection of research aims to inform classroom and pre-service teachers of the potential of games for improving teaching and learning. Topics Covered *Taxonomy of educational games *Educational immersive environments *Intelligent tutoring and games *Technology enhanced language learning *Online management simulation games *Virtual gaming *Game-based learning activities in virtual worlds *Educational digital game structure *Participatory media *Interactive online games
VA08-404 Cases on Transnational Learning and Technologically Enabled Environments.
  Mukerji, Siran/ 9781615207497
 
  Whether by synergy or by synthesis, development and technology are becoming synonymous in every domain. Cases on Transnational Learning and Technologically Enabled Environments reports on national and international initiatives undertaken to adapt advancements in information and communication technology and successfully face the challenges posed by various social and economic forces. The international research in this book represents instances of institutions that are in transition as well as those that are readily using technology in education.
VA08-403 Cases on Interactive Technology Environments and Transnational Collaboration: Concerns and Perspectives.
  Mukerji, Siran/ 9781615209095
 
  Technology is essential for access to learning and development of a knowledge society. Cases on Interactive Technology Environments and Transnational Collaboration: Concerns and Perspectives provides a comparative and comprehensive analysis of technologically enabled educational environments and various issues concerning education and collaborations across the world while also focusing on best practices and experiences from a varied range of countries. Topics Covered *International collaboration in distance education *Ecologies of learning *Personality and online learning *Collaborative learning experiences *Effective use of ICT for inclusive learning *Teacher learning with Wikis *Designing a Web-based performance assessment system *Student retention in online learning environments *Learning management systems *Technology-assisted reading
VA08-402 Virtual Environments for Corporate Education: Employee Learning and Solutions.
  Ritke-Jones, William/ 9781615206193
 
  Corporations are beginning to see the educational potential of virtual realities in the workplace. Thanks to its unique characteristics as well as its ability to bring dispersed people together in an almost "real" environment for relatively low cost, virtual environments may become the preferred educational arena for corporations. Virtual Environments for Corporate Education: Employee Learning and Solutions provides theoretical background for the use of virtual realities in corporate education, focusing on practical applications such as the designing, implementing, and measuring of such technologies. This book discusses various ways in which technology can be integrated with virtual realities in order to provide the most effective learning environment. Overall, this book provides a foundation for those who want to discover how people have successfully used virtual realities for corporate education as well as ways in which to improve on already implemented ideas.
VA08-401 Cases on Technology Enhanced Learning through Collaborative Opportunities.
  Mukerji, Siran/ 9781615207510
 
  An increasing number of global institutions look to advancements in technology to enhance access to learning and development and, in doing so, seek collaborative opportunities to maximize the benefits of educational technology. Cases on Technology Enhanced Learning through Collaborative Opportunities analyzes and evaluates how organizations and institutions of learning in the developing and developed world are adapting to technology enhanced learning environments and exploring transnational collaborative opportunities, providing prospects for learning, growth and development through a blend of traditional and technological methods.
VA08-400 Cases on Technological Adaptability and Transnational Learning: Issues and Challenges.
  Mukerji, Siran/ 9781615207794
 
  Technology holds the key for bridging the gap between access to quality education and the need for enhanced learning experiences. Cases on Technological Adaptability and Transnational Learning: Issues and Challenges contains case studies on divergent themes of personalized learning environments, inclusive learning for social change, innovative learning and assessment techniques, technology and international partnership and transnational collaboration for enhanced access under the core domain of technological adaptability and transnational learning.
VA08-399 Gaming and Cognition: Theories and Practice from the Learning Sciences.
  Eck, Richard Van/ 9781615207176
 
  The idea that games can have positive impacts upon critical thinking and problem solving is widely accepted in today’s digital society, yet the effect of video games on human cognition is still largely unexplored. Gaming and Cognition: Theories And Practice From The Learning Sciences applies the principles of research in the study of human cognition to video games, providing a critical examination of the rigor and design of the experiments in the study of cognition and gaming. Combining many aspects of the learning sciences such as psychology, instructional design, and education into one coherent whole, this book presents historical, theoretical, and practical perspectives.
VA08-398 Interactive Whiteboards for Education: Theory, Research and Practice.
  Thomas, Michael/ 9781615207152
 
  Interactive learning technologies and multimedia resources in the classroom foster new educational curricula, while offering alternative roles for students and teachers. Interactive Whiteboards for Education: Theory, Research and Practice emphasizes the importance of professional development, credible educational research, and dialogue between teachers, administrators, policymakers and learners. This book intends to guide and inform the process of technology integration in education, introducing valuable case studies for educators interested in present and future IWB technology.
VA08-397 Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values through Play.
  Schrier, Karen/ 9781615208456
 
  Ethics and games are emerging as a very popular field of study. As such, there has become a need to define the field in terms of its primary challenges and the current state of the discipline. Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values through Play is the first book in its field to challenge scholars and researchers to answer questions such as: How can game design be improved to foster ethical thinking and discourse? What are the theories and methodologies that will help us understand, model, and assess ethical thinking in games? How do we use games in classrooms and informal educational settings to support moral development? This distinguished publication approaches such questions from a multidisciplinary perspective with the ultimate goal of inspiring further interdisciplinary dialogue and research in order to continue building the ethics and games community.
VA08-396 Web-Based Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications, 3-Vols/Set.
  / 9781615209637
 
  Advancements in Web-based technologies and applications have revolutionized modern-day educational design and practice. Web-Based Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications offers a compendium of research on the design, implementation, and evaluation of online learning technologies. This multi-volume collection addresses the challenges and opportunities associated with the creation and management of Web-based applications and communities, providing researchers, students and practitioners with essential findings in instructional design, personalized learning environments, and effective educational delivery.
VA08-395 Educational Gameplay and Simulation Environments: Case Studies and Lessons Learned.
  Kaufman, David/ 9781615207312
 
  Games and simulations are not only a rapidly growing source of entertainment in today's world; they are also quite beneficial. They enable players to develop quick-reaction and motor skills, engage cognitive processes, and interact with peers around the globe, thereby enhancing social skills. However, as a result of the rise of games and simulations, educators are struggling to engage their students through more traditional ways of learning. Educational Gameplay and Simulation Environments: Case Studies and Lessons Learned presents a remarkable collection of cases demonstrating how to conceptualize, design, and implement games and simulations effectively for learning. This paramount publication will aid educators, researchers, and game developers in broadening their work to effectively create and implement engaging learning environments for present and future students.
VA08-394 Integrating Adult Learning and Technologies for Effective Education: Strategic Approaches.
  Wang, Victor C. X./ 9781615206940
 
  As adult learners and educators pioneer the use of technology in the new century, attention has been focused on developing strategic approaches to effectively integrate adult learning and technology in different learning environments. Integrating Adult Learning and Technologies for Effective Education: Strategic Approaches provides innovative instructional approaches as well as relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of adult learning and technology. This compelling body of research aids professionals in improving instructional training strategies to educate traditional and non-traditional students in today's information age.
VA08-393 Novel Developments in Web-Based Learning Technologies: Tools for Modern Teaching.
  Karacapilidis, Nikos/ 9781605669380
 
  The proper exploitation of Web-based technologies towards building responsive environments is highly critical. Novel Developments in Web-Based Learning Technologies: Tools for Modern Teaching addresses diverse conceptual, social, and technical issues in the modern era's broad learning and teaching concepts. This significant reference provides professionals, researchers, and practitioners with up-to-date research in developing innovative and more effective learning systems by using Web-based technologies.
VA08-392 E-Collaborative Knowledge Construction: Learning from Computer-Supported and Virtual Environments.
  Ertl, Bernhard/ 9781615207299
 
  In today's society, the quantity of information available to learners is so vast that new strategies of information processing and exchange must be continually developed and improved. E-Collaborative Knowledge Construction: Learning from Computer-Supported and Virtual Environments explores the construction of beneficial e-collaborative knowledge environments from four vital perspectives: educational, psychological, organizational, and technical. It offers several scenarios where the implementation of e-collaborative knowledge construction is necessary and then not only presents methods for facilitating e-collaborative knowledge construction, but also provides methods for assessing its results. This exciting new publication is a must-have for academics, researchers, and professionals who dare to discover new innovations!
VA08-391 Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors.
  Ragusa, Angela T./ 9781605668741
 
  Changes in the availability, quality, and quantity of communication technologies are revolutionizing and fundamentally altering how individuals and organizations interact, communicate, and work. Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors examines the effect of technological rationalism on communication and learning outcomes in a global, multi-cultural world. Drawing on the experiences and research expertise of key researchers and educators from multiple disciplines, this book presents real-world examples of virtual communicators in global, cross-cultural, and multi-dynamic environments.
 

 

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