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Title Emerging technologies in distance education / edited by George Veletsianos
Published Edmonton : AU Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages) : illustrations
Series Issues in distance education, 1919-4382
Issues in distance education series (Print)
Contents Part 1. Foundations of Emerging Technologies in Distance Education. A Definition of Emerging Technologies for Education / George Veletsianos -- Theories for Learning with Emerging Technologies / Terry Anderson -- Imagining Multi-Roles in Web 2.0 Distance Education / Elizabeth Wellburn and B.J. Eib -- Beyond Distance and Time Constraints: Applying Social Networking Tools and Web 2.0 Approaches in Distance Education / Mark J.W. Lee and Catherine McLoughlin -- Part 2. Learning Designs for Emerging Technologies. "Emerging": A Re-Conceptualization of Contemporary Technology Design and Integration / The Learning Technologies Collaborative -- Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning / Alec Couros -- Creating a Culture of Community in the Online Classroom Using Artistic Pedagogical Technologies / Beth Perry a Margaret Edwards -- Structured Dialogue Embedded within Emerging Technologies / Yiannis Laouris, Gayle Underwood, Romina Laouri, and Aleco Christakis -- Part 3. Social, Organizational, and Contextual Factors in Emerging Technologies Implementations. Personal Learning Environments / Trey Martindale & Michael Dowdy -- Learning, Design, and Emergence: Two Case Studies of Moodle in Distance Education / Andrew Whitworth & Angela Benson -- Institutional Implementation of Wikis in Higher Education: The Case of the Open University of Israel (OUI) / Hagit Meishar-Tal, Yoav Yair, and Edna Tal-Elhasid -- The Use of Web Analytics in the Design and Evaluation of Distance Education / P. Clint Rogers, Mary R. McEwen, and SaraJoy Pond -- New Communications Options: A Renaissance in Videoconference Use / Richard Caladine, Trish Andrews, Belinda Tynan, Robyn Smyth, and Deborah Vale -- Part 4. Learner-Learner, Learner-Content, and Learner-Instructor Interaction and Communication with Emerging Technologies. Download14. Using Social Media to Create a Place that Supports Communication / Rita Kop -- Technical, Pedagogical, and Cultural Considerations for Language Learning in MUVEs / Charles Xiaoxue Wang, Brendan Calandra, & Youngjoo Yi -- Animated Pedagogical Agents and Immersive Worlds: Two Worlds Colliding / Bob Heller & Mike Procter
Summary A one-stop knowledge resource, Emerging Technologies in Distance Education showcases the international work of research scholars and innovative distance education practitioners who use emerging interactive technologies for teaching and learning at a distance. This widely anticipated book harnesses the dispersed knowledge of international experts who highlight pedagogical, organizational, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in distance education
Analysis education
pedagogy
distance learning
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Distance education -- Technological innovations
Educational technology.
Educational Technology
EDUCATION -- Distance Education & Learning.
Distance education -- Technological innovations
Educational technology
Form Electronic book
Author Veletsianos, George
LC no. 2010534428
ISBN 9781897425770
1897425775
9781897425763
1897425767