| Description |
xii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Counterpoints, 1058-1634 ; v. 333 |
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Counterpoints (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 333
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| Contents |
Introduction: re-thinking e-learning research -- Narrative: the storied multiplicity of e-learning research -- Genre in e-learning : from postal practices to electronic epistolarity -- Psychology and technology : the relationship between mind and machine -- Post-cognitivist psychology and conversational technology -- Hermeneutic phenomenology : experiential evidence in e-learning -- The tower of Hanoi and the experience of lived number / with Krista Francis-Poscente -- Critical theory : ideology critique and the myths of e-learning -- E-learning and empire : the U.S. military and instructional technology -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"In the rapidly-changing world of the Internet and the Web, theory and research struggle to keep up with technological, social, and economic developments. In education in particular, a proliferation of novel practices, applications, and forms - from bulletin boards to Webcasts, from online educational games to open educational resources have come to be addressed under the rubric of e-learning. In response to these phenomena, Re-thinking E-Learning Research introduces a number of research frameworks and methodologies relevant to e-learning. The book outlines methods for the analysis of content, narrative, genre, discourse, hermeneutic-phenomenological investigation, and critical and historical inquiry |
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It provides examples of pairings of method and subject matter that include narrative research into the adaptation of blogs in a classroom setting; the discursive-psychological analysis of student conversations with artificially intelligent agents; a genre analysis of an online discussion; and a phenomenological study of online mathematics puzzles. Introducing practical applications and spanning a wide range of the possibilities for e-learning, this book will be useful for students, teachers, and researchers in e-learning."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-260) and index |
| Subject |
Computer-assisted instruction -- Research.
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Educational technology -- Psychological aspects -- Research.
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Internet in education -- Research.
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| LC no. |
2008043864 |
| ISBN |
1433101351 (paperback : alk. paper) |
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143310136X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781433101359 (paperback : alk. paper) |
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9781433101366 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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