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A Designer’s Log Case Studies in Instructional Design
Power takes the reader inside his world as an instructional designer, as he learns to navigate the slippery slope of supporting faculty in course design. Through his cases, Power helps us understand how to concede on the small decisions (e.g., the order in which to create the various course documents, activities, etc.) to accomplish the non-negotiables (e.g., coherence among course components; …
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- 9781897425466
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 266
Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning Foundations and Applications
Contributors to Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning include individuals who are shaping the future of online learning with their innovative applications and investigations on the impact of issues such as openness, analytics, MOOCs, and social media. Building on work first published in Emerging Technologies in Distance Education, the contributors to this collection harness the dispersed…
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- 9781771991490.01
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- 232
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 232
Learning in Virtual Worlds Research and Applications
In this authoritative collection, a team of international experts outline the emerging trends and developments in the use of 3D virtual worlds for teaching and learning. They explore aspects of learner interaction with virtual worlds, such as user wayfinding in Second Life, communication modes and perceived presence, and accessibility issues for elderly or disabled learners. They also examine a…
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- 9781771991339.01
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 347 pages
Teaching in Blended Learning Environments Creating and Sustaining Communitie…
Built upon the theoretical framework of the Community of Inquiry – the premise that higher education is both a collaborative and individually constructivist learning experience – the authors present seven principles that provide a valuable set of tools for harnessing the opportunities for teaching and learning available through technology. Focusing on teaching practices related to the desig…
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- 978-1-927356-47-0
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 5.5 x 8.5, 154 pages
Teaching in Blended Learning Environments Creating and Sustaining Communitie…
Built upon the theoretical framework of the Community of Inquiry – the premise that higher education is both a collaborative and individually constructivist learning experience – the authors present seven principles that provide a valuable set of tools for harnessing the opportunities for teaching and learning available through technology. Focusing on teaching practices related to the desig…
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- 978-1-927356-47-0
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 5.5 x 8.5, 154 pages
Teaching Crowds Learning and Social Media
In Teaching Crowds, Dron and Anderson introduce a new model for understanding and exploiting the pedagogical potential of Web-based technologies, one that rests on connections — on networks and collectives — rather than on separations. Recognizing that online learning both demands and affords new models of teaching and learning, the authors show how learners can engage with social media pla…
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- 9781927356807.01
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 370 pages
An Online Doctorate for Researching Professionals Program Design, Implementa…
Their program design is grounded in the theoretical and research foundations of online, adult, and doctoral education, curriculum design and community-building, implementation and evaluation. The authors, who draw on their experience of implementing a similar program at the University of Florida, not only share data collected from students and faculty members but also reflect on lessons learned…
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- 9781771992077.01
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 6 x 9, 225 pages
An Online Doctorate for Researching Professionals Program Design, Implementa…
Their program design is grounded in the theoretical and research foundations of online, adult, and doctoral education, curriculum design and community-building, implementation and evaluation. The authors, who draw on their experience of implementing a similar program at the University of Florida, not only share data collected from students and faculty members but also reflect on lessons learned…
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- 9781771992077.01
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 6 x 9, 225
Online Distance Education Towards a Research Agenda
Online Distance Education provides a systematic overview of the major issues, trends, and areas of priority in online distance education research. In each chapter an international expert or team of experts provides an overview of one relevant issue in online distance education, discussing theoretical insights that guide the research, summarizing major research on the topic, posing questions and…
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- 9781927356623.01
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- Issues in Distance Education
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Metaphors of Ed Tech
The criticisms leveled at online education during the Covid-19 pandemic revealed not only a lack of understanding about how educational technology can be deployed effectively, but a lack of imagination. Martin Weller provides new ways of thinking about educational technology through a wide range of metaphors. By using metaphors as a mental model, Weller enables educators to move beyond pragmati…
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- 9781771993500.01
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- Issues in Distance Education
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- 6x9, 200
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