Education for a digital world : advice, guidelines, and effective practice from around the globe

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirtz, Sandy, author.

Harper, David G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Textbooks.

Education.

General education--Textbooks.

General education.

Distance education--Textbooks.

Distance education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] BCcampus [2008]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Education for a Digital World contains a comprehensive collection of proven strategies and tools for effective online teaching, based on the principles of learning as a social process. It offers practical, contemporary guidance to support e-learning decision-making, instructional choices, as well as program and course planning, and development.Practical advice, real-life examples, case studies, and useful resources supply in-depth perspectives about structuring and fostering socially engaging learning in an online environment. A plethora of e-learning topics provide insights, ideas, and usable tools. Tips and evidence-based theory guide administrators, program and course developers, project teams, and teachers through the development of online learning opportunities.Education for a Digital World is an indispensable guide, resource, textbook and manual for policymakers and practitioners in developing and developed countries.

Contents:

Chapter AbstractsIntroductionPart 1: The Impact of Instructional Technologies

1 Emerging Technologies in E-learning

2 Virtual Design Studios: Solving Learning Problems in Developing Countries

3 Challenges Confronted and Lessons (Un)Learned: Linking Students from the University of Ghana and Kwantlen University College

4 Addressing Diversity in Design of Online Courses

5 Mobile Learning in Developing Countries: Present Realities and Future Possibilities

6 The Impact of Technology on Education

Part 2: Preparing Online Courses

7 Learning Management Systems

8 Exploring Open Source for Educators: We're Not in Kansas Anymore – Entering OS

9 Quality Assurance by Design

10 General Principles of Instructional Design

11 Accessibility and Universal Design

12 Articulation and Transfer of Online Courses

13 Planning Your Online Course

14 Assessment and Evaluation

Part 3: Implementing Technology

15 Understanding Copyright: Knowing Your Rights and Knowing When You're Right

16 ‘Open Licences' of Copyright for Authors, Educators, and Librarians

17 E-learning Standards

18 Leadership and E-learning: Change Processes for Implementing Educational Technologies

19 Building Communities of Practice

Part 4: E-learning in Action

20 Instructional Strategies

21 Media Selection

22 Computer-Based Resources for Learning

23 Computer-Based Games for Learning

24 Evaluating and Improving Your Online Teaching Effectiveness

Part 5: Engagement and Communication

25 Tools for Online Engagement and Communication

26 Techno Expression

27 Social Media for Adult Online Learners and Educators

28 Online Collaboration: An Overview

29 Identity in Online Education

30 Supporting E-learning through Communities of Practice

31 Looking Forward: Stories of Practice

Contributors

Notes:

Description based on online resource