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Online Learning and its Users
- Author : Claire McAvinia
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2016-04-25
- Total pages :262
- ISBN : 9780081006337
Summary : Online Learning and Its Users: Lessons for Higher Education re-examines the impact of learning technologies in higher education. The book focuses particularly on the introduction and mainstreaming of one of the most widely used, the virtual learning environment (VLE) or learning management system (LMS). The book presents an activity theoretic analysis of the VLE’s adoption, drawing on research into this process at a range of higher education institutions. Through analysis and discussion of the activities of managers, lecturers, and learners using the VLE, lessons are identified to inform future initiatives including the implementation of massive open online courses (MOOCs). A replicable research design is included and explained to support evaluation and analysis of the use of online learning in other settings. The book questions accepted views of the place of technologies in higher education, arguing that there has been a repeated cycle of hype and disappointment accompanying the development of online learning. While much research has documented this cycle, finding new strategies to break it has proved to be a more difficult challenge. Why has technology not made more impact? Are lecturers going to be left behind by their own students in the use of digital technologies? Why have we seen costly and time-consuming failures? This book argues that we can answer these questions by heeding the lessons from previous experiences with the VLE and early iterations of the MOOC. More importantly, we can begin to ask new and different questions for the future to ensure better outcomes for our institutions and ultimately our learners. presents institution-wide analysis of the adoption of a key educational technology for higher education, validated across multiple sites, to support deeper understanding of the use of learning technologies in context describes Activity Theory and presents a replicable model to operationalise it for investigations of the use of online learning in higher education and other settings provides a unique perspective on the historical experience of VLE adoption and mainstreaming to identify important insights and essential lessons for the future
The Theory and Practice of Online Learning
- Author : Terry Anderson
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2008
- Total pages :472
- ISBN : 9781897425084
Summary : Neither an academic tome nor a prescriptive 'how to' guide, The Theory and Practice of Online Learning is an illuminating collection of essays by practitioners and scholars active in the complex field of distance education. Distance education has evolved significantly in its 150 years of existence. For most of this time, it was an individual pursuit defined by infrequent postal communication. But recently, three more developmental generations have emerged, supported by television and radio, teleconferencing, and computer conferencing. The early 21st century has produced a fifth generation, based on autonomous agents and intelligent, database-assisted learning, that has been referred to as Web 2.0. The second edition of "The Theory and Practice of Online Learning" features updates in each chapter, plus four new chapters on current distance education issues such as connectivism and social software innovations.
Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
- Author : Claude Ghaoui
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2003-01-01
- Total pages :423
- ISBN : 9781591401131
Summary : Successful use of information and communication technologies depends on usable designs that do not require expensive training, accommodate the needs of diverse users and are low cost. There is a growing demand and increasing pressure for adopting innovative approaches to the design and delivery of education, hence, the use of online learning (also called E-learning) as a mode of study. This is partly due to the increasing number of learners and the limited resources available to meet a wide range of various needs, backgrounds, expectations, skills, levels, ages, abilities and disabilities. The advances of new technology and communications (WWW, Human Computer Interaction and Multimedia) have made it possible to reach out to a bigger audience around the globe. By focusing on the issues that have impact on the usability of online learning programs and their implementation, Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs specifically fills-in a gap in this area, which is particularly invaluable to practitioners.
User-Centered Design of Online Learning Communities
- Author : Lambropoulos, Niki,Zaphiris, Panayiotis
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2006-10-31
- Total pages :403
- ISBN : 9781599043609
Summary : "This book is anchored in the concept that information technology empowers and enhances learners' capabilities adopting a learning summit on using the machine for the augmentation of human intellect for productivity, improvement, and innovation at individual, organizational, societal, national, and global levels"--Provided by publisher.
Online Learning
- Author : Greg Kearsley
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2005
- Total pages :417
- ISBN : 0877783063
Summary : "More than two dozen prominent authors describe their personal involvement in the history of the Internet's use in education, and recount their pioneeringefforts."
Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs
- Author : Claude Ghaoui
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2003-01-01
- Total pages :423
- ISBN : 1591401054
Summary : Successful use of information and communication technologies depends on usable designs that do not require expensive training, accommodate the needs of diverse users and are low cost. There is a growing demand and increasing pressure for adopting innovative approaches to the design and delivery of education, hence, the use of online learning (also called E-learning) as a mode of study. This is partly due to the increasing number of learners and the limited resources available to meet a wide range of various needs, backgrounds, expectations, skills, levels, ages, abilities and disabilities. The advances of new technology and communications (WWW, Human Computer Interaction and Multimedia) have made it possible to reach out to a bigger audience around the globe. By focusing on the issues that have impact on the usability of online learning programs and their implementation, Usability Evaluation of Online Learning Programs specifically fills-in a gap in this area, which is particularly invaluable to practitioners.
Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition
- Author : de C ssia Veiga Marriott, Rita,Lupion Torres, Patricia
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2008-07-31
- Total pages :646
- ISBN : 9781599049953
Summary : "This book discusses the complete range of contemporary research topics such as computer modeling, geometry, geoprocessing, and geographic information systems"--Provided by publisher.
The Online Learning Handbook
- Author : Jolliffe, Alan (Senior Lecturer, Virtual College Development Centre, Singapore Polytechnic),Ritter, Jonathan (Singapore Virtual College),Stevens, David
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2012-12-06
- Total pages :334
- ISBN : 9781136361159
Summary : A guide to developing Web-based learning materials. It provides advice, tools and techniques to help readers harness the potential of on-line methods of instruction and education. Taking a simple step-by-step approach, it proceeds from the basics through to operating computer-managed learning.
Second Language Distance Learning and Teaching: Theoretical Perspectives and Didactic Ergonomics
- Author : Bertin, Jean-Claude,Grav, Patrick,Narcy-Combes, Jean-Paule
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2010-02-28
- Total pages :280
- ISBN : 9781615207084
Summary : "This book problematizes the construct of distance second language learning, in order to see what it covers, if its parameters are well-defined, what theories can guide the actions of the participants, and whether a model of action can be suggested with a method to validate the model"--Provided by publisher.
E-Learning for Geographers: Online Materials, Resources, and Repositories
- Author : Rees, Philip,MacKay, Louise,Martin, David,Durham, Helen
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2008-11-30
- Total pages :364
- ISBN : 9781599049816
Summary : "This book provides a useful reference to the latest advancements in the area of educational technology and e-learning"--Provided by publisher.
Virtual Immersive and 3D Learning Spaces: Emerging Technologies and Trends
- Author : Hai-Jew, Shalin
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2010-09-30
- Total pages :412
- ISBN : 9781616928278
Summary : Virtual Immersive and 3D Learning Spaces: Emerging Technologies helps push the conceptual and applied boundaries of virtual immersive learning. Virtual immersive spaces bring with them plenty of promise, of sensory information-rich learning experiences that will enable a much wider range of experiential learning and training—delivered to computer desktops, augmented reality spaces, digital installations, and mobile projective devices. This work explains how these spaces may be exploited for effective learning in terms of the technologies, pedagogical strategies, and directions.
The Handbook of Blended Learning
- Author : Curtis J. Bonk,Charles R. Graham
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2012-06-29
- Total pages :624
- ISBN : 9781118429570
Summary : This comprehensive resource highlights the most recent practices and trends in blended learning from a global perspective and provides targeted information for specific blended learning situations. You'll find examples of learning options that combine face-to-face instruction with online learning in the workplace, more formal academic settings, and the military. Across these environments, the book focuses on real-world practices and includes contributors from a broad range of fields including trainers, consultants, professors, university presidents, distance-learning center directors, learning strategists and evangelists, general managers of learning, CEOs, chancellors, deans, and directors of global talent and organizational development. This diversity and breadth will help you understand the wide range of possibilities available when designing blended learning environments. Order your copy today!
Virtual Learning Environments: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications
- Author : Management Association, Information Resources
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2012-01-31
- Total pages :1942
- ISBN : 9781466600126
Summary : As the world rapidly moves online, sectors from management, industry, government, and education have broadly begun to virtualize the way people interact and learn. Virtual Learning Environments: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications is a three-volume compendium of the latest research, case studies, theories, and methodologies within the field of virtual learning environments. As networks get faster, cheaper, safer, and more reliable, their applications grow at a rate that makes it difficult for the typical practitioner to keep abreast. With a wide range of subjects, spanning from authors across the globe and with applications at different levels of education and higher learning, this reference guide serves academics and practitioners alike, indexed and categorized easily for study and application.
Ubiquitous Computing: Design, Implementation and Usability
- Author : Theng, Yin-Leng,Duh, Henry B. L.
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2008-05-31
- Total pages :396
- ISBN : 9781599046952
Summary : Interactive systems in the mobile, ubiquitous, and virtual environments are at a stage of development where designers and developers are keen to find out more about design, use and usability of these systems. Ubiquitous Computing: Design, Implementation and Usability highlights the emergent usability theories, techniques, tools and best practices in these environments. This book shows that usable and useful systems are able to be achieved in ways that will improve usability to enhance user experiences. Research on the usability issues for young children, teenagers, adults, and the elderly is presented, with different techniques for the mobile, ubiquitous, and virtual environments.
E-Learning Technologies and Evidence-Based Assessment Approaches
- Author : Spratt, Christine,Lajbcygier, Paul
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2009-05-31
- Total pages :344
- ISBN : 9781605664118
Summary : "This book aims to provide readers with a variety of contemporary solutions to identified educational problems of practice related to the assessment of student learning in e-learning environments"--Provided by publisher.
Ensuring Quality and Integrity in Online Learning Programs
- Author : Esther Smidt,Rui Li
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2019
- Total pages :350
- ISBN : 1522578447
Summary : "This book provides higher education administration and faculty members with a guide for quality assurance in distance education programs. It also examines the building of a quality online program, thereby providing the field with a practical guide to creating a quality online program, as experienced by actual practitioners in the field"--
Semantic Knowledge Management: An Ontology-Based Framework
- Author : Zilli, Antonio,Damiani, Ernesto,Ceravolo, Paolo,Corallo, Angelo,Elia, Gianluca
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2008-08-31
- Total pages :458
- ISBN : 9781605660356
Summary : "This book addresses the Semantic Web from an operative point of view using theoretical approaches, methodologies, and software applications as innovative solutions to true knowledge management"--Provided by publisher.
Essentials of Online Course Design
- Author : Marjorie Vai,Kristen Sosulski
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2015-10-14
- Total pages :232
- ISBN : 9781317673781
Summary : In spite of the proliferation of online learning, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and wariness in those who need to create them. The second edition of Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. At its core is a set of standards that are based on best practices in the field of online learning and teaching. Pedagogical, organizational, and visual design principles are presented and modeled throughout the book, and users will quickly learn from the guide’s hands-on approach. The course design process begins with the elements of a classroom syllabus which, after a series of guided steps, easily evolve into an online course outline. The guide’s key features include: a practical approach informed by theory clean interior design that offers straightforward guidance from page one clear and jargon-free language examples, screenshots, and illustrations to clarify and support the text a checklist of online course design standards that readers can use to self-evaluate. a Companion Website with examples, adaptable templates, interactive learning features, and online resources: http://essentialsofonlinecoursedesign.com Essentials of Online Course Design serves as a best practice model for designing online courses. After reading this book, readers will find that preparing for online teaching is a satisfying and engaging experience. The core issue is simply good design: pedagogical, organizational, and visual. For more of Marjorie Vai in her own words, listen to this 2011 interview from the On Teaching Online podcast: http://onteachingonline.com/oto-16-essentials-of-online-course-design-with-marjorie-vai/
Institutional Transformation through Best Practices in Virtual Campus Development: Advancing E-Learning Policies
- Author : Stansfield, Mark,Connolly, Thomas
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2009-05-31
- Total pages :354
- ISBN : 9781605663593
Summary : Provides cost effective and sustainable learning procedures vital to ensuring long term success for both teacher and student; covers the latest research and findings in relation to best practice examples and case studies.
E-Learning
- Author : Boyka Gradinarova
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2015-10-21
- Total pages :510
- ISBN : 9789535121886
Summary : In this book, we can read about new technologies that enhance training and performance; discover new, exciting ways to design and deliver content; and have access to proven strategies, practices and solutions shared by experts. The authors of this book come from all over the world; their ideas, studies, findings and experiences are beneficial contributions to enhance our knowledge in the field of e-learning. The book is divided into three sections, and their respective chapters refer to three macro areas. The first section of the book covers Instructional Design of E-learning, considering methodology and tools for designing e-learning environments and courseware. Also, there are examples of effective ways of gaming and educating. The second section is about Organizational Strategy and Management. The last section deals with the new Developments in E-learning Technology, emphasizing subjects like knowledge building by mobile e-learning systems, cloud computing and new proposals for virtual learning environments/platforms.
Handbook of Research on Digital Libraries: Design, Development, and Impact
- Author : Theng, Yin-Leng,Foo, Schubert,Goh, Dion,Na, Jin-Cheon
- Publisher :Unknown
- Release Date :2009-02-28
- Total pages :690
- ISBN : 9781599048802
Summary : "This book is an in-depth collection aimed at developers and scholars of research articles from the expanding field of digital libraries"--Provided by publisher.