Educational technology in practice : research and practical case studies from the field

The field of educational technology is one that requires a high level of problem solving critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to solve problems that are often complex and multi-dimensional. Analyzing cases provides an opportunity to explore professional issues through an environment that allo...

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Other Authors Kinuthia, Wanjira (Editor), Marshall, Stewart (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2010]
SeriesEducational design and technology in the knowledge society.
Subjects
Educational technology > Research > Case studies.
elektronické knihy
Case studies.
Education > Computers & Technology.
Educational: Technology.
Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806617593
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-453-3
Physical Description1 online resource (xxv, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Educational technology in practice: Research and practical case studies from the field / Wanjira Kinuthia and Stewart Marshall
  • Section I. Materials, methods, and modalities
  • Chapter 1. Transforming distance business education to web-enhanced delivery / Anouk Janssens-Bevernage and Sue Dark
  • Chapter 2. Developing and using an open source learning content management system in the Caribbean / Margaret Bernard, Anil Ramnanan and Rajendra G. Singh
  • Chapter 3. Instructional material development and implementation: Opening access to lesotho higher education through open and distance learning material / Mantina V. Mohasi and Manthoto H. Lephoto
  • Chapter 4. Rethinking corporate e-learning: The case of gac world / Anouk Janssens-Bevernage
  • Section II. Technology im plemetation and integration issues
  • Chapter 5. Icts in tertiary education: A case study from Ghana / Anna Bon
  • Chapter 6. Distance and flexible learning at the university of the south pacific: Computer science challenges / Jennifer C. Evans and Valentine A. R. Hazelman
  • Chapter 7. Actualizing accessibility in e-learning (at a university) / Shalin Hai-Jew
  • Chapter 8. Wireless mobility usage: A preliminary qualitative study for management in two australian university settings / Neville Meyers, Heather Gray, Greg Hearn, Louis Sanzogni, and Sandra Lawrence
  • Chapter 9. Case study of technology integration in cambodia / Jayson W. Richardson
  • Section III. Student engagement and learning
  • Chapter 10. Evaluation of an online social constructivist tool based on a secondary school experience in a middle east country / Ayse Kok
  • Chapter 11. Engagement modes of older adults using information technology / Heather L. Gray
  • Chapter 12. Teaching and learning undergraduate mathematics in an online university / Teresa Sancho-Vinuesa and Albert Gras-Martí
  • Chapter 13. Designing tele-collaborative learning projects to maximize student learning: A case of the global teenager project in zimbabwe / Lockias Chitanana
  • Section IV. Building capacity
  • Chapter 14. Using technology to meet the educational aspirations of a nation: Macro-level plans and micro-level needs / V.T. Revathi Sampath Kumaran
  • Chapter 15. Exploring ict use for distance education in Ghana / Olivia A. T. F. Kwapong and Willie K. Ofosu
  • Chapter 16. Capacity building in distance education: A university of papua new guinea open college experience / Samuel Haihuie, Janet Rangou, and Abdul Mannan
  • Chapter 17. E-learning for public health education in southern Africa: Secure the future fellowship program at medunsa / Alana P. Rosenberg, Kebogile Mokwena, and Mposo Ntumbanzondo
  • Section V. Using technology for performance im provement and productivity enhancement
  • Chapter 18. Online faculty development endeavour in educational technology: The faculty experience of anadolu university in Turkey / Isil Kabakci and Hatice Ferhan Odabasi
  • Chapter 19. Teaching with technology in hong kong primary schools: A qualitative study of staffing factors / Kit-pui Wong
  • Chapter 20. A case study of e-learning to sustain small schools in rural Canada / Ken Stevens
  • Chapter 21. Mobile technology for improved productivity: Analysis of an in-field trial at an australian university / Heather Gray, Heath Marks, Neville Meyers, Wendy Jones, Greg Hearn, and Louise Sanzogni
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.

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