Outlooks and opportunities in blended and distance learning
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
B. Tynan, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, J. Willems, Monash University, Australia and R. James, University of New England, Australia [editors].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Hershey, PA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Information Science Reference
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2013]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxxviii, 473 pages ; 29 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Advances in mobile and distance learning.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Curriculum design for developing capacity to deal with complex issues: theoretical perspectives / Cherry Stewart, Ashfaq Khan, John Hedberg --;Fact, fiction, and disruptive pedagogies: are we having fun yet, Miranda? / Jacqueline L. Kenney --;Ten rules of thumb in blended and flexible learning: a study on pedagogies, challenges, and changing perspectives / John M. Rafferty, Jenni Munday, Janet Buchan --;Giving teaching advice meaning: the importance of contextualizing pedagogical instruction within the discipline / Leanne Cameron --;Open education resources: content without context? / Lindy Klein --;Six practical principles for inclusive curriculum design / Sharon Kerr, Michaela Baker --;Social exclusion or inclusion: the implications of social and participatory media on education / Gráinne Conole --;mLearn: designing a platform for mobile learning / Mohammed Samaka, John Impagliazzo --;The pedagogical suitability of using cell phones to support distance education students / Mpine Makoe --;Rethinking reusability: implications from a longitudinal study of online role-play in Australian higher education / Sandra Wills --;Using an online simulation to address equity issues for off-campus students / Mat Hardy, Sally Totman --;A preliminary evaluation of the iPad as a tool for learning and teaching / Sue Gregory, Tony Brown, Mitchell Parkes --;How are Australian and New Zealand higher educators using 3D immersive virtual worlds in their teaching? / Mark J.W. Lee, Barney Dalgarno, Sue Gregory, Lauren Carlson, Belinda Tynan --;Facilitating immersion in virtual worlds: an examination of the physical, virtual, social, and pedagogical factors leading to engagement and flow / Helen Farley --;Second life: a novice/expert teaching and learning tale / Yvonne Masters, Sue Gregory --;Learning and teaching in second life: educator and student perspectives / Sue Gregory, Julie Willems, Denise Wood, Lyn Hay, Allan Ellis, Lisa Jacka --;Acknowledging the distance learner: the role of the student voice in enhancing the quality of the distance learner's e-learning experience / Trish Andrews --;Learning relationships: a condition and consequence of learner-learner interaction in online contexts / Dolene Rossi --;E-learning and M-learning for students with special learning needs: competence registration in design of personalised learning environment / Andreja Istenic Starcic, Ziga Turk --;Attrition in the digital age: reminders from the literature / Kate Reed, Nathan Wise, Belinda Tynan, Carina Bossu --;Distance learners' study-related interactions with other people in their life-contexts: investigating an unexplored phenomenon / Sharon Watson --;Reshaping distance education: returning the student to centre stage / Barrie Todhunter --;Connectedness needs of external doctoral students / Ronel Erwee, Peter Albion, Luke van der Laan --;Resilience and the distance higher degree by research candidate / Julie Willems, Andrea Reupert --;Communities of practice for distance research students in Australia: why do we need them and how might we create them? / Judith C.S. Redman --;The challenges and opportunities of online postgraduate coursework programs in a traditional university context / Elizabeth Devonshire, Hannah Forsyth, Sharon Reid, Judy M Simpson --;Supervising higher degree research (HDR) candidates at a distance: what do emerging virtual world technologies have to offer? / Julie Willems, Helen Farley, Allan Ellis, Debbie McCormick, Dan Walker --;Lecturers' social presence and personality in the online environment: the perceptions of off-campus postgraduate and on and off-campus undergraduate management students / Fredy-Roberto Valenzuela, Josie Fisher, Sue Whale --;Epilogue and directions for future research / Julie Willems, Belinda Tynan.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This book investigates the impact of the digital age on various methods of distance education, such as E-learning, virtual learning, online learning, and m-learning--
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Blended learning -- Cross-cultural studies.
Distance education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Educational technology -- Cross-cultural studies.
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
B. Tynan, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, J. Willems, Monash University, Australia and R. James, University of New England, Australia [editors].