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Educational Stages and Interactive Learning: From Kindergarten to Workplace Training

Author : Jia, Jiyou

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 624 pages

File Size : 40,40 MB

Release : 2012-02-29

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466601388

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Book Description

The adoption of ICT for personal and business use has encouraged the growth of interactive learning as well as its application in a number of education and training scenarios. Designing effective syllabi for interactive learning projects helps to ensure that desired leaning outcomes are achieved without incurring a significant loss of time or money. Educational Stages and Interactive Learning: From Kindergarten to Workplace Training provides a record of current research and practical applications in interactive learning. This book reviews all aspects of interactive learning, investigates the history, status, and future trends of interactive learning, introduces emerging technologies for interactive learning, and analyzes interactive learning cases in various educational stages and learning situations. Readers interested in the technologies and pedagogical applications of interactive learning will find this book a comprehensive reference for the understanding of notions, theories, techniques, and methods related to the research and development of interactive learning.





Models for Improving and Optimizing Online and Blended Learning in Higher Education

Author : Keengwe, Jared

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 376 pages

File Size : 28,38 MB

Release : 2014-07-31

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466662816

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"This book examines the benefits and costs associated with the utilization of technology-mediated instructional environments, recognizing that instructional technology could offer alternative means of communication for understanding"--Provided by publisher.



Mobile Learning Design

Author : Daniel Churchill

Publisher : Springer

Page : 437 pages

File Size : 31,60 MB

Release : 2015-12-21

Category : Education

ISBN : 9811000271

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Book Description

This book focuses on mobile learning design from both theoretical and practical perspectives. It introduces and discusses how mobile learning can be effectively integrated into curricula, highlighting the design of four key components of learning-centric pedagogy: Resource, Activity, Support and Evaluation in the context of mobile learning. It also investigates the learning theories underpinning mobile learning design, and includes case studies in different contexts. It provides practical insights that allow teachers to change and transform teaching practices using mobile technology. Anyone involved in mobile-technology enhanced learning and teaching will find this book both informative and useful.



Identification, Evaluation, and Perceptions of Distance Education Experts

Author : Eby, Gulsun

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 378 pages

File Size : 20,65 MB

Release : 2015-02-28

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466681209

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Book Description

Instructional quality can make or break the learning experience, especially in digital environments where the expressional nuances of interpersonal communication are lost. The most effective distance education instructors and experts are those who recognize the educational needs of students and are able to address those needs through creative use of the technological tools available to them. Identification, Evaluation, and Perceptions of Distance Education Experts explores the current and future trends, needs, and priorities that affect the development of distance education in a postmodern world. This premier reference work will be of significance to those interested in online learning, teaching and training, communication, and education across multiple sectors such as universities, colleges, schools, profit/non-profit e-organizations, and e-commerce.



Effects of Information Capitalism and Globalization on Teaching and Learning

Author : Adeoye, Blessing F.

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 382 pages

File Size : 36,55 MB

Release : 2014-06-30

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466661631

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"This book examines issues concerning emerging multimedia technologies and their challenges and solutions in teaching and learning, exploring the global society's effect on learning"--Provided by publisher.



Educational Development and Infrastructure for Immigrants and Refugees

Author : Erçetin, ?efika ?ule

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 393 pages

File Size : 15,98 MB

Release : 2017-08-11

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1522533265

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Book Description

Education is a pivotal influence on all members of society. However, in the case of immigrants and refugees integrating into a new country, allowing proper learning opportunities can offer specific challenges that must be overcome. Educational Development and Infrastructure for Immigrants and Refugees is an innovative source of scholarly research on the role of education for refugees and immigrants, and it examines methods to develop effective learning processes for these students. Highlighting a range of perspectives on topics such as lifelong learning, legal considerations, and multiculturalism, this book is ideally designed for teachers, policy makers, researchers, academics, and professionals actively involved in the education sector.



Online Tutor 2.0: Methodologies and Case Studies for Successful Learning

Author : García-Peñalvo, Francisco José

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 406 pages

File Size : 31,27 MB

Release : 2014-03-31

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466658339

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Book Description

After centuries of rethinking education and learning, the current theory is based on technology’s approach to and affect on the planned interaction between knowledge trainers and trainees. Online Tutor 2.0: Methodologies and Case Studies for Successful Learning demonstrates, through the exposure of successful cases in online education and training, the necessity of the human factor, particularly in teaching/tutoring roles, for ensuring the development of quality and excellent learning activities. The didactic patterns derived from these experiences and methodologies will provide a basis for a more powerful and efficient new generation of technology-based learning solutions for high school teachers, university professors, researchers, and students at all levels of education.



Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies

Author : Wang, Victor C.X.

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 392 pages

File Size : 43,43 MB

Release : 2013-10-31

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466646160

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Book Description

Continuous advances in technologies, individuals, and the workplace have increased the importance of adult learning and professional development for keeping up with the current pace of technologies and information. Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies explores the understanding, practice, and research within technical education and professional development. By providing a comprehensive view on educational technologies for adult learning, this book is essential for lecturers, practitioners, as well as academics interested in a variety of research in continuing education.



Cases on the Assessment of Scenario and Game-Based Virtual Worlds in Higher Education

Author : Kennedy-Clark, Shannon

Publisher : IGI Global

Page : 357 pages

File Size : 30,35 MB

Release : 2014-04-30

Category : Education

ISBN : 1466644710

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Book Description

The ever-growing creation of new internet technologies has led to a growing trend and use of scenario-based virtual environments and serious games in education. Along with these new technologies, there is an increasing interest in how students can be effectively assessed when using these virtual environments. Cases on the Assessment of Scenario and Game-Based Virtual Worlds in Higher Education is a comprehensive collection that provides aspects of assessment in virtual worlds combined with lessons learned from critical reflection. These case studies present successes, challenges, and innovations to be utilized as a framework for practitioners and researchers to base their own effective forms of scenario-based learning. This publication would be of particular interest to practice-based disciplines such as education, nursing, medicine, and social work.