Download or read book Distance and E learning in Transition written by András Szücs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rushed development of information and communication technologies and their impact on the world of learning in the last decade have profoundly changed the paradigms, scenarios and values at all levels of education. The professionalization of tools and practices, in addition to the consolidation of academic and practical knowledge, has been a major continuing issue throughout these years. The annual conferences of the largest European professional community in distance and e-learning have been setting the landmarks in this process. The selection from this unique knowledge pool demonstrates the deepening and consolidation of knowledge and experience. This book presents the developments in the field of open, distance and e-learning, through new technologies, methodologies and tools, which have profoundly changed the paradigms, scenarios and values at all levels of education over the last decade.
Download or read book Making the Transition to E Learning Strategies and Issues written by Bullen, Mark and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher education institutions around the world are increasingly turning to e-learning as a way of dealing with growing and changing student populations. Education for the knowledge society means new skills and knowledge are needed and it means that lifelong learning has become a necessity. Higher education institutions are looking to e-learning to provide convenient and flexible access to high quality education and training that is needed to meet these emerging demands. As they implement e-learning, however, institutions are struggling with the many pedagogical, organizational and technological issues. Making the Transition to E-learning: Strategies and Issues provides insights and experiences from e-learning experts from around the world. It addresses the institutional, pedagogical, and technological issues that higher education institutions are grappling with as they move from conventional face-to-face teaching to e-learning in its diverse forms.
Download or read book Managing and Designing Online Courses in Ubiquitous Learning Environments written by Durak, Gürhan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of technology has a profound influence in educational settings and has experienced significant paradigm shifts with the advents of e-learning and m-learning. As an expected consequence of the evolution of e-learning and m-learning and improvements in the capability of online networked technologies, educators from the fields of distance education and open and distance learning benefit from ubiquitous learning technologies and environments. With the rising import of flexibility and personalization of online learning programs, this new learning format is needed to accommodate shifting student needs. Managing and Designing Online Courses in Ubiquitous Learning Environments is a critical scholarly resource that provides empirical and theoretical research focused on the effective construction and management of advanced online educational environments. Highlighting a variety of topics such as heutagogy, technology integration, and educational resources, this book is essential for educators, curriculum developers, higher education staff, practitioners, academicians, instructional designers, administrators, policymakers, and researchers.
Download or read book Online and Distance Learning Concepts Methodologies Tools and Applications written by Tomei, Lawrence A. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2007-07-31 with total page 4032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This comprehensive, six-volume collection addresses all aspects of online and distance learning, including information communication technologies applied to education, virtual classrooms, pedagogical systems, Web-based learning, library information systems, virtual universities, and more. It enables libraries to provide a foundational reference to meet the information needs of researchers, educators, practitioners, administrators, and other stakeholders in online and distance learning"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Creating Meaningful Experiences in Online Courses written by Lydia Kyei-Blankson and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines strategies and practices used by online instructors to create meaningful teaching and learning experiences in online courses. It also demonstrates the kinds of learning outcomes that can be realized through online education"--
Download or read book Learning Technology in Transition written by Jane K. Seale and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 2003, The Association for Learning Technology (ALT) celebrated its tenth anniversary and this book has been produced in order to commemorate this landmark achievement. It represents a collaboration between key members of ALT and members of ALTs' sister organisations: SURF in Holland and ASCILITE in Australia. The aims of the book are to use the topic of "institutional implementation" to present a review of the impact of learning technology on tertiary education over the past few years; and to highlight and discuss key changes and developments that are shaping present and future activities and consider the implications for individual enthusiasts who work in the field of learning technology. The book outlines the context in which individual enthusiasts have operated and institutional implementation has occurred over the last ten years. Four key themes are highlighted throughout the book: * the individual enthusiast and their role in institutional implementation; * the institutional enthusiast and their role in local and global e-learning initiatives; * finding the evidence to justify enthusiasm and underpin implementation; * reinventing the individual enthusiast.
Download or read book A Guide to Administering Distance Learning written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Guide to Administering Online Learning provides an overview of tasks to be accomplished in order to direct dynamic online initiatives. Experienced distance learning teachers and administrators share their insights regarding what must be done to administer effective online learning.
Download or read book Radical Solutions for Education in a Crisis Context written by Daniel Burgos and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents how to keep working on education in contexts of crisis, such as emergencies, zones of conflict, wars and health pandemics such as COVID-19. Specifically, this work shows a number of strategies to support global learning and teaching in online settings. Particularly, it first presents how to facilitate knowledge sharing and raising awareness about a specific crisis, to increase people’s safety, including educators and learners. The book then discusses various techniques, mechanisms and services that could be implemented to provide effective learning support for learners, especially in learning environments that they do not daily use, such as physical classrooms. Further, the work presents how to teach and support online educators, no matter if they are school teachers, university lecturers, youth social workers, vocational training facilitators or of any other kind. Finally, it describes worldwide case studies that have applied practical steps to keep education running during a crisis. This book provides readers with insights and guidelines on how to maintain learning undisrupted during contexts of crisis. It also provides basic and practical recommendations to the various stakeholders in educational contexts (students, content providers, technology services, policy makers, school teachers, university lecturers, academic managers, and others) about flexible, personalised and effective education in the context of crisis.
Download or read book Knowledge Management and E Learning written by Jay Liebowitz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapidly growing demand for online courses and supporting technology has resulted in a plethora of structural and functional changes and challenges for universities and colleges. These changes have led many distance education providers to recognize the value of understanding the fundamental concepts of both e-learning and knowledge management (K
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction Presence and Participation in Online Courses written by Kyei-Blankson, Lydia and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online learning has become a prominent and inseparable component of higher education in recent years. Questions related to course structure, levels of interaction, presence, and participation within online courses persist and invite further inquiry for determining factors that encourage effective teaching and learning in online environments. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses explores models of course development and delivery techniques to improve instruction, learning, and student satisfaction in online courses. Covering topics such as rates of participation, student engagement and retention, and social development, this handbook serves as a resource for educators in online learning environments, as well as for course designers and developers of online courses and researchers whose agenda includes examining interaction, presence, and participation in online courses.
Download or read book Critical Design and Effective Tools for E Learning in Higher Education Theory into Practice written by Donnelly, Roisin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The aim of this book is to bring together best practice in the development and use of E-Learning tools and technologies to support academic staff and faculty in universities, further education, and higher education institutes"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Leading the e Learning Transformation of Higher Education written by Gary Miller and published by Stylus Publishing, LLC.. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ÿWritten by pioneers in the field of online learning,ÿLeading the e-Learning Transformation of Higher Educationÿis a professional text that offers insights and guidance to the rising generation of leaders in the field of higher education. It explains how to integrate online learning into an institution during a period of rapid social and institutional change. This important volume: ? Shares success stories, interviews, cases and insights from a broad range of leadership styles ? Reviews how technology is transforming higher education worldwide ? Provides an overview of how distance education is organized in a range of institutional settings ? Breaks down current leadership challenges in both unit operations and institutional policy This volume launches the new Stylus series that is aimed at the online learning and distance education market. It offers readers the opportunity to benefit from the collective experience and expertise of top leaders in the field. All of the contributors have held leadership roles in national and international distance education organizations. Five of the contributors have been recognized as Sloan Consortium Fellows in 2010 and they have all collaborated with the Institute for Emerging Leaders in Online Learning. These contributors have helped pave the way and now share their insights, advice, and broad vision with the future leaders of the field.ÿ
Download or read book Leading and Managing e Learning written by Anthony A. Piña and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides state-of-the-art knowledge on how to establish, organize, staff, and develop online education/e-learning programs. It strengthens knowledge of the different technologies, infrastructure and issues necessary for leaders and managers to make competent decisions. It is the most comprehensive guide for administrative practice currently available for e-learning leaders and managers.
Download or read book Creativity and Critique in Online Learning written by Jacqueline Baxter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores emerging practices in distance education that have been facilitated by the development of educational technology. The volume examines core themes in distance education including online education at scale, embodiment in online environments, connectivity in online education and the personalisation of learning experiences within online education. The first section of the book examines online teaching tools, and explores how they are being used to enhance and promote student learning. The second looks at some of the broader challenges encountered by online teachers and those responsible for designing online learning material. While this volume will be of significant interest to distance learning universities and colleges, it will also be a valuable resource to traditional Higher Education Institutions, who are increasingly searching for innovative ways to reach and teach their students. This edited collection will be of value to scholars of online education as well as practitioners and policy makers looking to enrich their notions of online pedagogy.
Download or read book A Teacher First Guide to Distance Learning written by Darren Kuhn and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher-first? No, that's not a typo. This book isn't meant to overturn the notion of a student-first approach to education. But in light of the uncertain realities in the coming months, this book is meant to focus on preparing you, the teacher, for a successful transition to an online teaching environment. Here's the reality: your students aren't going to succeed if you don't succeed first. This is a down-to-earth approach to distance learning. We're aware of the ongoing sources of frustration and anxiety: a disconnect between administrations and teachers, inadequate availability of resources and training, rushed timelines and mixed messages, your own personal difficulties during this time, the chaos in the students' households. Teachers are asked to be educational superheroes. That's not fair or realistic. This book is about making the best of the situation, not expecting perfection. It's meant to be practical and actionable. That means we aren't going to give you twenty-three key guidelines and make you work your way through a thirteen-module program for the mere sake of doing so. Of course, this book does strive to be in alignment with modern education research and the advice of other experts. But what's different about this book is that it's meant to distill the key points that you need, right now, and how to apply them to possible scenarios. Our focus will be on your concerns and needs, whether that relates to handling technology, adapting existing course materials, engaging students, your mental well-being, and more. That's right, we're taking a teacher-first approach. You deserve it, and so do your students. As a side note, if your school is proceeding with in-person classes, don't stop reading. In the event that you're required to transition suddenly to an online teaching format, this book will provide a no-frills head start so that you're not caught unprepared.
Download or read book Guide to Teaching Computer Science written by Orit Hazzan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for computer science (CS) teaching. Updated with the latest teaching approaches and trends, and expanded with new learning activities, the content of this new edition is clearly written and structured to be applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching organization. Features: provides 110 detailed learning activities; reviews curriculum and cross-curriculum topics in CS; explores the benefits of CS education research; describes strategies for cultivating problem-solving skills, for assessing learning processes, and for dealing with pupils’ misunderstandings; proposes active-learning-based classroom teaching methods, including lab-based teaching; discusses various types of questions that a CS instructor or trainer can use for a range of teaching situations; investigates thoroughly issues of lesson planning and course design; examines the first field teaching experiences gained by CS teachers.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on E Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education Technologies for Vocational Training written by Wang, Victor X. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2009-05-31 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an authoritative reference collection on leading international insights into the integration of technology tools and applications with adult and vocational instruction.
