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Education for a Digital World Advice, Guidelines and Effective Practice from Around Globe

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...

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Main Authors: Hirtz, Sandy (Author), Harper, David G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] BCcampus [2008]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Education > Textbooks
General education > Textbooks
Distance Education > Textbooks
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Table of 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

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