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Emerging Technologies in Distance Education
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. The volume provides expert advice on how educators can launch effective and engaging distance education initiatives in response to technological advancements, changing mindsets, and economic and organizational pressures. Emerging Technologies in Distance Education goes beyond the hype surrounding Web 2.0 technologies and confronts the important issues that researchers and educators need to consider to enhance educational practice.
Table of Contents
Introduction / George Veletsianos
Part 1. Foundations of Emerging Technologies in Distance Education
1. A Definition of Emerging Technologies for Education / George Veletsianos
2. Theories for Learning with Emerging Technologies / Terry Anderson
3. Imagining Multi-Roles in Web 2.0 Distance Education / Elizabeth Wellburn & B.J. Eib
4. Beyond Distance and Time Constraints: Applying Social Networking Tools and Web 2.0 Approaches in Distance Education / Mark J.W. Lee & Catherine McLoughlin
Part 2. Learning Designs for Emerging Technologies
5. “Emerging”: A Re-Conceptualization of Contemporary Technology Design and Integration / The Learning Technologies Collaborative
6. Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning / Alec Couros
7. Creating a Culture of Community in the Online Classroom Using Artistic Pedagogical Technologies / Beth Perry & Margaret Edwards
8. Structured Dialogue Embedded within Emerging Technologies / Yiannis Laouris, Gayle Underwood, Romina Laouri, & Aleco Christakis
Part 3. Social, Organizational, and Contextual Factors in Emerging Technologies Implementations
9. Personal Learning Environments / Trey Martindale & Michael Dowdy
10. Learning, Design, and Emergence: Two Case Studies of Moodle in Distance Education / Andrew Whitworth & Angela Benson
11. Institutional Implementation of Wikis in Higher Education: The Case of the Open University of Israel (OUI) / Hagit Meishar-