Professional education using e-simulations : benefits of blended learning design / Dale Holt, Stephen Segrave, Jacob L. Cybulski, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holt, Dale, 1957-

Segrave, Stephen, 1954-

Cybulski, Jacob L., 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professional education--Computer-assisted instruction.

Professional education.

Blended learning.

Physical Description:

electronic texts (414 p.) : digital files.

Place of Publication:

Hershey PA : Business Science Reference, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"This book disseminates current research and best practice for diffusion of e-Simulations in professional education, providing both theoretical frameworks and case-based evidence to assist the target readership to build their own capacity for developing and/or using e-Simulations"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. E-simulations for educating the professions in blended learning environments / Dale Holt, Stephen Segrave and Jacob L. Cybulski

2. Reappraising design practice / Roderick C. Sims

3. Real experiences with virtual worlds / Andrew Cram and John G. Hedberg

4. Design of an authentic E-learning environment / Theo J. Bastiaens

5. E-simulations for the purpose of training forensic (investigative) interviewers / Belinda Guadagno and Martine Powell

6. Professional midwifery education: blended teaching and learning approaches / Diane Phillips

7. Evaluating the impact of a virtual emergency room simulation for learning / Luke Rogers, Charlynn Miller and Sally Firmin

8. Designing simulations for professional skill development in distance education: a holistic approach for blended learning / Deborah Murdoch, Chris Bushell and Stephanie Johnson

9. Simulating difficult nurse patient relationships: meeting the online continuing professional development needs of clinical nurses with low cost multimedia E-simulations / Peter Kandlbinder and Scott Brunero

10. Blended learning designs facilitated by new media technologies including E-simulations for pharmacy and other health sciences / Gregory Duncan and Ian Larson

11. Integrating E-simulations in teaching business information systems / Jacob L. Cybulski and Lemai Nguyen

12. Developing professional competence in project management using E-simulation on campus / Ian Searle and Hossein Zadeh

13. Using E-simulations in retail sales training benefits of blended learning design / Virpi Slotte and Anne Herbert

14. The SUPL approach: a conceptual framework for the design of 3D E-simulations based on gaming technology within a problem-based learning pedagogy / Michael Garrett and Mark McMahon

15. Media effects: E-simulations and authentic "blended" learning / Kristin Demetrious

16. Through the looking glass: immersive interfaces for participant engagement in blended E-learning environments / Janette Grenfell and Ian Warren

17. A framework for designing mainstream educational E-simulations / Jacob L. Cybulski

18. Supporting the design of interactive scenarios in a university environment: techniques, issues and constraints / T. M. Stewart

19. Scenario-based learning: experiences in the development and application of a generic teaching software tool / Audrey Jinks ... [et al.]

20. Future developments in E-simulations for learning soft skills in the health professions / Piet Kommers

21. The challenge of investigating the value of E-simulations in blended learning environments: a case for design-based research / Stephen Segrave and Mary Rice.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on title screen (IGI Global, viewed October 21, 2011).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781613501900 (ebook)

OCLC:

807845181