Download or read book Teaching and Learning in a Network World written by Peter Hoffman and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theme of TechEd2000 was Teaching and Learning in a Network World. The conference brings together professionals from all sectors and levels of education, and provides a vision of the exciting, interactive, technology-rich future of education. TechEd2000 plays a vital role in equipping universities, colleges, and schools with a strong base technology awareness and the knowledge needed to tackle the increasing challenges of teaching and learning. Presentations accepted for TechEd2000 demonstrate innovative solutions for key technology issues faced by educational institutions from throughout the world.

Download or read book Designing for Learning in a Networked World written by Nina Bonderup Dohn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing for Learning in a Networked World provides answers to the following questions: what skills are required for living in a networked world; how can educators design for learning these skills and what role can and should networked learning play in a networked world? It discusses central theoretical concepts and draws on current debates about competences necessary to thrive in contemporary society. The book presents detailed analyses of skills needed and investigates the question of how one can design for learning in specific empirical cases, ranging in academic level from preschool to university teaching. The book clarifies the different conceptions of design within the educational field and offers a framework for thinking critically about instances of networked learning. It analyses digital and Computational Literacy and discusses participatory skills for learning in a networked world. Examples of specific empirical cases include teaching programming to students not necessarily intrinsically motivated to learn; facilitation of a participatory public in the library and designs for children’s transition from day-care to primary school, discussed as a matter of networked contexts. Engaging thoughtfully with the question of ‘21st century skills’, this book will be vital reading to scholars, researchers and students within the fields of education, networked learning, learning technology and the learning sciences, digital literacy, design for learning, and library studies.

Download or read book Distance Learners in Higher Education written by Chère Campbell Gibson and published by Atwood Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-credentialed authors collaborate in Distance Learners in Higher Education, designed to give faculty unique perspectives on a variety of issues in higher education today. Edited by Chère Campbell Gibson, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Continuing and Vocational Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, this volume encompasses the full realm of teaching and learning at a distance from both an administrative and faculty viewpoint. Connecting the demographics of the distance learner, cultural considerations, academic self-concept and support, and learning strategies, Distance Learners is of interest to faculty and administrators in higher education. This book focuses on the learner and the conditions for learning, and is essential for those who need to stay current in this rapidly changing area.

Download or read book Fostering Learning in the Networked World written by Christine L. Borgman and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a 21st Century Agenda for the Nat. Science Found. (NSF). Contents: (1) Intro.: Why Cyberlearning and Why Now?; (2) Background: How We Got Here and Why Now; (3) Strategies for Building a Cyberlearning Infrastructure; (4) Opportunities for Action; (5) Recommendations: NSF NSDL and ITEST Programs: Cyberlearning and the Evolving National STEM Digital Library (NSDL); Cyberlearning and the Evolving ITEST Program; (6) Summary Recommendations; Help Build a Vibrant Cyberlearning Field by Promoting Cross-Disciplinary Communities of Cyberlearning Researchers and Practitioner; Adopt Programs and Policies to Promote Open Educational Resources. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Network Science In Education written by Catherine B. Cramer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the globe, there is an increasingly urgent need to provide opportunities for learners to embrace complexity; to develop the many skills and habits of mind that are relevant to today's complex and interconnected world; and to make learning more connected to our rapidly changing workplace and society. This presents an opportunity to (1) leverage new paradigms for understanding the structure and function of teaching and learning communities, and (2) to promote new approaches to developing methods, curricular materials, and resources. Network science - the study of connectivity - can play an important role in these activities, both as an important subject in teaching and learning and as a way to develop interconnected curricula. Since 2010, an international community of network science researchers and educators has come together to raise the global level of network literacy by applying ideas from network science to teaching and learning. Network Science in Education - which refers to both this community and to its activities - has evolved in response to the escalating activity in the field of network science and the need for people to be able to access the field through education channels. Network Science In Education: Transformational Approaches in Teaching and Learning appeals to both instructors and professionals, while offering case studies from a wide variety of activities that have been developed around the globe: the creation of entirely new courses and degree programs; tools for K-20 learners, teachers, and the general public; and in-depth analysis of selected programs. As network-based pedagogy and the community of practice continues to grow, we hope that the book's readers will join this vibrant network education community to build on these nascent ideas and help deepen the understanding of networks for all learners.

Download or read book written by Will Richardson and published by Solution Tree Press. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet connects us in unprecedented ways. To prepare students to flourish in this new learning world, schools will need to transform themselves in important ways. This book is a road map for any educator thinking about using the web for learning. Build your own learning network, and use learning networks in the classroom and schoolwide to improve student outcomes.

Download or read book National Educational Technology Standards for Students written by International Society for Technology in Education and published by ISTE (Interntl Soc Tech Educ. This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet includes the full text of the ISTE Standards for Students, along with the Essential Conditions, profiles and scenarios.

Download or read book Personal Learning Networks written by Will Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet now connects us in unprecedented ways. We have access to tools will allow us to build global learning networks where we can pursue our intellectual and creative passions with people around the world. As educators, these networked opportunities present a very big challenge. To prepare students to flourish in this new learning world, schools will need to transform themselves in important ways. Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education is a road map to follow down the path to that transformation. In order to bring these learning networks into classrooms, teachers must first create learning networks of their own. Authors Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli describe a bottom-up progression that can fundamentally change the way schools operate: Understanding the power of these networks Becoming a networked individual Implementing a networked classroom Becoming a networked school Using step-by-step advice and real-world stories, this book aims to narrow the technological divide, put educators on the same footing as students, and provide a recipe for incorporating these tools into every classroom.

Download or read book Getting Smart written by Tom Vander Ark and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer "personal digital learning" opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into "smart schools." Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews "smart tools" for learning Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and "smart schools" Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures

Download or read book The Power of Teacher Networks written by Ellen Meyers and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a simple, effective idea that should have been thought of sooner. Kung Fu Phonics teaches phonics, i.e. the rules of "sounding out" words, through phonetics. Q: How do you say "phone?" A: /fon/ Phonics books out today (chockablock with happy hippos and grinning giraffes) are aimed at kindergartners. 4th-grade kids consider them "baby books." Phonetics texts are all daunting tomes for grad students of comparative linguistics and philology, and buying one will put you out fifty dollars No book has used the one to teach the other, until KUNG FU PHONICS. Phonetics has only ever been used to describe how words sound. Kung Fu Phonics is the first to employ phonetics PREDICTIVELY, asking students to describe how unfamiliar words SHOULD sound. Kung Fu Phonics is great for teaching K and pre-K kids to read, and with them you can skip the phonetic notations and just have them read and say the words. It's also a fine tool for teaching English to non-native speakers of any age. If your child is reading below grade level, spend twenty minutes a day with him studying phonetics with this book. Phonetics is just a tool, an uncomplicated but exacting series of squiggles. It's a nice bit of misdirection He'll complain about phonetics and how useless it is while you're doing something awfully concrete to bolster his reading skills: teaching PHONICS. (And since he's learning something his classmates aren't, it doesn't have the embarrassing feel of remediation.) It's an 88-page workbook. Twenty-five lessons, five model words and fifty exercise words per lesson. Concise instructions keep almost every lesson to two pages. And the instructions are so clear that anyone who reads English on a high-school level can use Kung Fu Phonics to teach reading. (Alas, you can't just toss it to a kindergartner and tell her to get busy; it requires cooperative effort.) It requires no DVD or audio CD to use; it's ready to teach as is. This is the American English edition of KUNG FU PHONICS. It uses American (Merriam-Webster) phonetics and describes American pronunciations.

Download or read book Deep Learning written by Michael Fullan and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Pedagogies for Deep Learning (NDPL) provides a comprehensive strategy for systemwide transformation. Using the 6 competencies of NDPL and a wealth of vivid examples, Fullan re-defines and re-examines what deep learning is and identifies the practical strategies for revolutionizing learning and leadership.

Download or read book Literacy in a Digital World written by Kathleen Tyner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Kathleen Tyner examines the tenets of literacy through a historical lens to demonstrate how new communication technologies are resisted and accepted over time. New uses of information for teaching and learning create a "disconnect" in the complex relationship between literacy and schooling, and raise questions about the purposes of literacy in a global, networked, educational environment. The way that new communication technologies change the nature of literacy in contemporary society is discussed as a rationale for corresponding changes in schooling. Digital technologies push beyond alphabetic literacy to explore the way that sound, image, and text can be incorporated into education. Attempts to redefine literacy terms--computer, information, technology, visual, and media literacies--proliferate and reflect the need to rethink entrenched assumptions about literacy. These multiple literacies are advanced to help users make sense of the information glut by fostering the ability to access, analyze, and produce communication in a variety of forms. Tyner explores the juncture between two broad movements that hope to improve education: educational technology and media education. A comparative analysis of these two movements develops a vision of teaching and learning that is critical, hands on, inquiry-based, and suitable for life in a mobile, global, participatory democracy.

Download or read book Exploring the Theory Pedagogy and Practice of Networked Learning written by Lone Dirckinck-Holmfeld and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-29 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a selection of the most relevant and high quality research papers from the 2010 Networked Learning Conference, this book is an indispensible resource for all researchers, instructional designers, program managers, and learning technologists interested in the area of Technology Enhanced Learning. The book was an important catalyst for the Springer “Research in Networked Learning” Book Series edited by Vivien Hodgson and David McConnell. Details of the “Research in Networked Learning” Book Series and current titles can be found at http://www.springer.com/series/11810 This volume provides information on current trends and advances in research on networked learning, technology enhanced learning, and e-learning. Specifically, it provides cutting edge information in the areas of: Designing and Facilitating Learning in a Networked World Methodologies for Research in Networked Learning Learning in Social Networks Embedding Networked Learning in Public and Private Organizations Problem based Networked Learning Globalization and Multiculturalism in Networked Learning Networked Learning and International Development Participation and Alienation in Networked Learning

Download or read book Tools for Teaching Computer Networking and Hardware Concepts written by Nurul Sarkar and published by Bukupedia . This book was released on 2006 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the high demand for networking and hardware skills in commerce and in industry worldwide, computer networking and hardware courses are becoming increasingly popular in universities, polytechnic institutions, postsecondary colleges, and private training institutions around the globe. Despite this, it is often difficult to motivate students to learn computer networking and hardware concepts because students appear to find the subject technical and rather dry and boring. We strongly believe, as do many others, that students learn computer networking and hardware fundamentals better and feel more engaged with their courses if they are given interactive practical exercises that illustrate theoretical concepts. There are numerous textbooks on computer networking and hardware concepts as well as publications, including journals and conference proceedings, in computer education and Web-based learning. However, these publications have very limited discussion on software and hardware tools that enhance teaching and learning computer networking and hardware concepts. To address this need, we have written Tools for Teaching Computer Networking and Hardware Concepts, focusing on the development and use of innovative tools for teaching and learning various aspects of computer networking and hardware concepts. We believe the proposed book is unique and is a useful resource to both students and teachers at university, polytechnic, postsecondary, and private training institutions. This book: (1) provides comprehensive coverage of tools and techniques for teaching and learning computer networking and hardware concepts at introductory and advanced levels; (2) can be used as a resource both by students and by teachers in different teaching and learning contexts; (3) offers both students and teachers an opportunity to benefit from the experience of teachers and researchers in other countries in the areas of teaching and learning computer networking and hardware; (4) represents a rich starting point for researchers interested in developing innovative tools for teaching and learning computer networking and hardware concepts; and (5) raises the awareness of the need to enhance face-to-face teaching through the use of online interactive learning and flexible mode of delivery of papers. Although various hardware and software tools, methods, and laboratory settings are discussed in the text, an emphasis has been placed on the development and use of tools and techniques in the classroom that enhance the teaching and learning of various aspects of computer networking and hardware concepts. Organization and Outline The book is organized into five sections. Section I: Introduction. Section I (Chapter I) provides a rationale and introduction to the book. It provides an introduction to computer networking and hardware concepts and highlights the use of software and hardware tools as an aid to enhance teaching and learning computer networking and hardware fundamentals. It also outlines the remainder of this book. Section II: Teaching and Learning Computer Networking. Section II consists of six chapters (II through VII) and provides detailed coverage of the software and hardware tools and lab activities designed to enhance teaching and learning various aspects of computer networking. Chapter II describes the development and use of an interactive software tool (named WebLan-Designer) as an aid to enhance teaching and learning both wired and wireless LAN design. Chapter III describes INetwork, an interactive learning tool for communication networks. Chapter IV emphasizes the use of a network simulation tool in large classes to enhance student understanding of computer networking concepts effectively. Chapter V highlights the use of simulation and animation tools in teaching communication protocols. Chapter VI describes a low-cost laboratory infrastructure for enhancing student understanding of packet-forwarding concepts and theories. Chapter VII examines the use of the tool Ethereal in the classroom for teaching TCP/IP protocols in a practical way. Section III: Wireless Networking and Information Security. Section III consists of three chapters (VIII through X) and provides detailed coverage of the software and hardware tools, cases, and lab activities designed to enhance teaching and learning various aspects of wireless networking concepts and information security risk analysis. Chapter VIII describes a series of wireless projects for teaching and learning wireless communication networks. Chapter IX focuses on teaching and learning Wi-Fi networking and propagation measurements using limited resources. Chapter X highlights teaching and learning information security risk analysis using a teaching hospital model. Section IV: Teaching and Learning Computer Hardware. Section IV consists of six chapters (XI through XVI) and provides software and hardware tools, including processor simulator and lab activities, to enhance teaching and learning various aspects of computer hardware concepts. Chapter XI provides a practical introduction to input and output ports. Chapter XII describes a set of PIC-based practical laboratory exercises for teaching and learning computer hardware concepts. Chapter XIII focuses on teaching computer hardware concepts using PBL theory. Chapter XIV discusses the use of a processor simulator in teaching computer architecture both at introductory and advanced levels. Chapter XV describes a remotely accessible embedded systems laboratory for teaching and learning computer hardware. Chapter XVI reports on the development and use of a software tool (named LOGIC-Minimiser) for teaching and learning minimization of Boolean expressions. Section V: Data Communication Protocols and Learning Tools. Section V consists of two chapters (XVII and XVIII) and provides detailed coverage of learning tools and techniques designed to enhance teaching and learning various aspects of data communication protocols. Chapter XVII provides a practical introduction to serial protocols for data communications, and Chapter XVIII describes the use of VMware in teaching and learning contexts. Target Audience for This Book Teachers, tutors, and students in schools of business, information technology, engineering, computer and information sciences, and other related disciplines will benefit from the use of this book. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support for both instructors and students involved in training courses in networking and hardware fundamentals at various vocational training institutions. How to Use This Book The innovative open source software and hardware tools and new ideas presented in the book enable the book to be used by both teachers and students as a resource to enhance teaching and learning computer networking and hardware concepts in a variety of teaching and learning contexts. Students can also benefit from the learning aids, such as learning objectives, summary, key terms and definitions, figures and illustrations, examples and review questions, and references that are provided in each chapter. Learning Aids The book provides the following learning aids: • Learning Objectives: Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives that previews the chapter’s key ideas and highlights the key concepts and skills that students can achieve by completing the chapter. Learning objectives also assist teachers in preparing a lesson plan for a particular topic. • Figures and Illustrations: The key concepts in both computer networking and hardware are illustrated using diagrams and screenshots throughout the book. These illustrations help students to develop a better understanding of the key concepts in computer hardware and networking. • Examples: Various real-world examples have been introduced in the chapters to explain the use of tools and techniques learned from the text. • Summary: Each chapter provides a brief summary of the contents presented in the chapter. This helps students to preview key ideas in the chapter before moving on to the next chapter. • Key Terms and Definitions: Each chapter provides a set of key terms and their definitions. Both students and teachers can benefit by using the listing of key terms and definitions to recall key networking and hardware concepts before and after reading the chapter. • Review Questions: Each chapter provides a set of end-of-chapter review questions linked to the learning objectives, allowing the teachers to evaluate their teaching effectiveness. Answers to most of the review questions can be found in the relevant chapter(s), and hence students are encouraged to revisit the relevant sections of the chapter in order to find the answers. By answering the review questions, students can develop a deeper understanding of many key networking and hardware concepts and tools. Teachers and instructors can use the review questions to test their teaching effectiveness and to initiate class discussion. This book contains contributions from many leading professors and researchers from around the world in the field of computer networking and hardware concepts. One of the most challenging tasks for the editor was to integrate the individual submissions from the 26 authors involved (including the editor) into a coherent book. Toward this end, to enhance the readability of the book and to make it a useful resource, the editor has introduced some additional material, including learning objectives, an end-of-chapter summary, and review questions. The editor maintained close liaison with the contributing authors throughout the manuscript preparation process. Each chapter was reviewed by two or more anonymous reviewers and then revised to address the concerns of the reviewers. While most individual chapter authors were contacted for the revisions, the editor revised some of the chapters. The list of authors who contributed full chapters to this book is as follows: • Nurul I. Sarkar, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand • Krassie Petrova, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand • K. Sandrasegaran, University of Technology, Australia • Minh Trieu, University of Technology, Australia • Cecil Goldstein, Queensland University of Technology, Australia • Karen Stark, Queensland University of Technology, Australia • Susanna Leisten, Queensland University of Technology, Australia • Alan Barry Tickle, Queensland University of Technology, Australia • Kenneth J. Turner, University of Stirling, Scotland • Anthony P. Kadi, University of Technology, Australia • David Bremer, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand • Trevor M. Craig, Wollongong College, New Zealand • Wilson Siringoringo, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand • Sanjay Goel, University at Albany, SUNY, and NYS Center for Information Forensics and Assurance • Damira Pon, University at Albany, SUNY, and NYS Center for Information Forensics and Assurance • David L. Tarnoff, East Tennessee State University, USA • Maiga Chang, National Science and Technology Program for e-Learning, Taiwan • Kun-Fa Cheng, Chih Ping Senior High School, Taiwan • Alex Chang, Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan • Ming-Wei Chen, Chih Ping Senior High School, Taiwan • John Morris, The University of Auckland, New Zealand • Steve Murray, University of Technology, Australia • Vladimir Lasky, University of Technology, Australia • Khaleel I. Petrus, University of Southern Queensland, Australia • João de Jesus Eduardo Correia, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand • Ricky Watson, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand ­I would like to thank each of the chapter authors, without whose contributions this book would not have been possible. I am indebted also to the anonymous reviewers for their invaluable time and effort in reviewing the manuscripts. Their constructive comments and suggestions helped to improve the quality of the book significantly. My thanks go also to Mr. Michael Taler for providing feedback on Chapter II and to the entire production team at Idea Group Inc. for their ongoing support. Lastly, but most importantly, to my wife for her patience, love, and encouragement throughout this project. Nurul I. Sarkar

Download or read book Teaching in a Networked Classroom written by Jonathan Savage and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pace of technological change has made the immediate and long-term future difficult, if not impossible, to predict. Teachers are forced to imagine the world they are preparing their students to live in. In this situation creativity becomes a vital resource for enabling uncertain futures to be embraced and an important attribute for students to have both for their learning and their employability in the future. In this book, the authors argue that creativity is a social and collaborative process that can be enhanced through online and digital technologies. Filled with case studies and practical tasks, it shows teachers how they can develop an approach to teaching and learning with digital technologies that is inherently social, collaborative and creative. Including case studies and practical examples of projects and lessons throughout, the chapters cover: Learning in a networked society An examination of sharing practices and how knowledge can be shared more effectively Potential pitfalls of virtual learning environments and public social networking sites Using digital media to plan schemes of work and lessons How to facilitate meaningful collaboration and discussion through digital media Creating online environments to enable students to share their understandings and learning Bringing together key ideas about creativity, collaborative learning and ICT in the classroom, this timely book will be an invaluable resource for all teachers.

Download or read book Social Networking and Education written by Tomayess Issa and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-10-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present work is intended to assist academics, researchers and proponents of online learning and teaching. Academics will be able to share the findings presented in this book, and the Social Networking and Education Model (SNEM), with their students (i.e. Masters and PhD). It is envisaged that this book will assist researchers and anyone interested in online learning to understand the opportunities and risks associated with the use of Social Networking in the education sector, and assist them to implement SN by means of the new SNEM model. The reader will benefit from our examinations of the risks and opportunities associated with the use of Social Networking in the education sector in various regions around the world: Asia-Pacific, Europe, Mediterranean, America, Middle East and the Caribbean. In addition, a Social Networking and Education Model (SNEM) will be developed to promote and implement Social Networking in the education sector.

Download or read book Networked Learning written by Nina Bonderup Dohn and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is based on nine selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at the 10th biennial Networked Learning Conference (NLC) 2016 held in Lancaster. Informed by suggestions from delegates, the nine papers have been chosen by the editors (who were the Chairs of the Conference) as exemplars of cutting edge research on networked learning. Further reviews of all papers were conducted once they were revised as chapters for the book. The chapters are organized into two sections: 1) Situating Networked Learning: Looking Back - Moving Forward, 2) New Challenges: Designs for Networked Learning in the Public Arena. Further, we include an introduction which looks at the evolution of trends in Networked Learning through a semantic analysis of conference papers from the 10 conferences. A final chapter draws out perspectives from the chapters and discusses emerging issues. The book is the fifth in the Networked Learning Conference Series.