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Del 1 - Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education
Educating Educators with Social Media
AvCharles Wankel
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
983 kr
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Social media are increasingly popular platforms for collaboration and quick information sharing. This volume is a collection of reports on how these technologies are being used to educate educators with social media in creative and effective ways. Social networking technologies enable the integration of students and alumni in co-curricular activities in exciting and still evolving ways. The use of wikis, blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, Flickr, Delicious, YouTube, Yahoo Pipes, Diigo, Second Life, Moodle, and other Web 2.0 technologies are shown in vivid examples and insightful critiques. The processes, design, delivery and evaluation of instruction using social media are examined in detail and include such topics as: the use of social media in developing countries for new approaches to teaching as support for individual and peer-based learning; new teaching orientations premised on social media such as focused distraction; enhancing in-class participation; how instructors are increasing the technical expertise that is needed by educators to develop their own 21st century curricula projects; and, creating an ecosystem for life-long learning through social media.
Del 2 - Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education
Higher Education Administration with Social Media
Including Applications in Student Affairs, Enrollment Management, Alumni Relations, and Career Centers
AvLaura A. Wankel,Charles Wankel
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
981 kr
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New technologies provide new ways of delivering the programs and services of higher educational (HE) institutions. Social media such as Facebook, blogs, Flickr, Twitter, and the Second Life virtual world engage constituents and enhance effectiveness. Understanding the trends in the expanding role of social media in HE and the related implications for staff preparedness and training is necessary for future-oriented administrators and practitioners. This book examines how social media are redefining what university communities are and the purposes and practices of the various functional areas in HE. It presents an overview of innovative practices in the recruitment, advising, retention, graduation and engagement of students and alumni, and examines social media in connection with enrollment management, advising and mentoring, public relations and alumni relations. Topics covered include: how Facebook helps and hinders students' social integration; connecting fans and sports more intensively through social media; how to prepare staff to use social media in robust ways; and, using social networking sites during the career management process, for social research and studying abroad.
Del 3 - Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education
Teaching Arts and Science with the New Social Media
AvCharles Wankel
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
983 kr
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This book covers a wide range of approaches to applying social media in teaching arts and science courses. The first part of the book, Social Learning and Networking Approaches to Teaching Arts & Science, covers collaborative social media in writing courses, the use of wikis as a platform for co-creation of digital content, and powerful data sharing. Part two, Social Media Pedagogies For The Future of Arts & Science Learning, explores the expansive vistas enabled by these new technologies. The use of content posting in public social media forums as an enabler of critical reflection is considered, as is the use of social media to augment face-to-face meetings. The third part, Learning Arts & Science in Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds, looks to the opportunities and downsides of this immersive technology. Design recommendations for instructors are put forth. Part four, Blogging and Microblogging in a New Epoch of Teaching Arts & Science, looks at a welter of applications and implications for teaching practices. For example, the use of a Twitter as a sandbox where students share ideas before arriving in class or as back-channels to classes is explored.
Del 4 - Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education
Transforming Virtual World Learning
AvCharles Wankel,Randy Hinrichs
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
983 kr
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This book is a practical guide on how to transform your ideas from virtual world course ware to virtual world learning experiences. This book argues that setting up learning in 3D virtual worlds requires a transformative approach. The advice given in this book comes from real world implementers of virtual world learning. The models presented here show how to transform your thinking in 3D spaces and achieving your organizational learning goals while motivating your learners. The practical articles and lesson plans come from those pioneers who have used virtual worlds to learn, teach and support their learners with in-world presence. Transforming starts with recognizing virtual worlds as a place, and then using the space to plan in 3D, design real-time and implement a 'virtual biodome effect' for continuous learning. It is our hope the book inspires current educational institutions to think about creating persistent, scalable communities that thrive on communication, global collaboration and sustainable interactivity. The results are the same for K-12, community college, university, industry and lifelong learners. It's not just about being in a virtual world, it's about doing something engaging there to educate and entertain the work force of the interconnected internet.
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Misbehavior Online in Higher Education
AvLaura A. Wankel,Charles Wankel
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
997 kr
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As interaction in higher education among faculty, staff, students, and others becomes ever more digital, the welter of new online communication technologies have provided many unintentional opportunities for indiscipline and misconduct. As a result of this unfortunate increase is misbehavior, administrators and instructors in higher education are increasingly being called upon to remedy and forestall such actions. Misbehavior Online in Higher Education is rich in contemporary case studies, analytical reports, and up-to-date research providing detailed overviews of various misbehavior, including cyberbullying, cyberstaling, cyberslacking, and privacy invasion, hacking, cheating, teasing, and enhanced prejudicial attitudes. The development of approaches to addressing these problems is discussed and examples are provided. The book also anticipates emerging problematic behaviors and explores the creation of new policies, programs, facilities, and technologies to tackle such problems.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Online Learning Activities
Wikis, Blogs and Webquests
AvCharles Wankel,Patrick Blessinger
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
997 kr
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"Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Online Learning Activities: Wikis, Blogs and WebQuests" uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to critically examine how these technologies are being used to improve writing and publishing skills, student subject awareness, and literacy create engaging communities of practice, and as experiential learning tools. Chapters include ones on the design for a robust use of wikis, using blogs to enhance student engagement by creating a community of practice around a course, integrating blogs across a range of college level courses, publishing activist biographies on Wikipedia, using blogs to increase off-campus student engagement, using video and wiki technology to engage learners in large international cohorts, using wikis as an experiential learning tool, consuming and constructing knowledge through WebQuests, and rethinking WebQuests in second language teacher education. This volume will also discuss frameworks for deploying and assessing the effectiveness of these technologies.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Social Technologies
Facebook, E-Portfolios and Other Social Networking Services
AvLaura A. Wankel,Patrick Blessinger
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
995 kr
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"Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Social Technologies: Facebook, e-portfolios and other Social Networking Services" uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to examine how these social media technologies are being used to improve writing and publishing skills in students, create engaging communities of practice, and how these tools are being used for e-Mentoring and constructing online reputations. Chapters include applying positive psychology and cognitive styles in user design, designing outcome based curricula using student personality types, engaging second language students through electronic writing tasks, applying psychological variables on the academic use of social media, using social media to motivate students to take charge of their own learning processes, and creatively using technology to enhance teacher education. This volume will also discuss a framework for deploying and assessing these technologies in higher education institutions.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Immersive Interfaces
Virtual Worlds, Gaming, and Simulation
AvCharles Wankel,Patrick Blessinger
Häftad, Engelska, 2012
997 kr
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"Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Immersive Interfaces: Virtual Worlds, Gaming, and Simulation" uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to critically examine how gaming, simulation, and virtualization are being used to improve teamwork and leadership skills in students, create engaging communities of practice, and as experiential learning tools to create inter-cultural, multi-perspective, and global experiences. Chapters include how to increase learner engagement using serious games, using game features for classroom engagement, using client-based peer assessment in multi-role, whole-enterprise simulations, using virtual worlds to develop teacher candidate skills, enhancing leadership skills through virtual simulation, using online video simulation for educational leadership, using augmented reality in education, using open source software in education, using educational robotics laboratories to enhance active learning, and utilizing the virtual learning environment to encourage faculty reflection. This volume will also discuss a framework for deploying and assessing these technologies.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications
Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies
AvLaura A. Wankel,Patrick Blessinger
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
997 kr
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Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies examines new research on how mobile technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how mobile technologies are being used to improve teamwork and leadership skills in students, to create engaging communities of practice, and how these technologies are being used to create inter-cultural and global experiences. This volume will also discuss frameworks for adopting and deploying these technologies.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Classroom Technologies
Classroom Response Systems and Mediated Discourse Technologies
AvCharles Wankel,Patrick Blessinger
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
997 kr
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Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Classroom Technologies: Classroom Response Systems and Mediated Discourse Technologies examines new research on how classroom response systems are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how classroom response systems are being used to improve collaboration and interactivity between students, to create engaging social learning communities in the classroom, and how these technologies are being used to create more meaningful and authentic learning experiences. This volume will also discuss a framework for adopting and deploying these technologies.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Multimedia Technologies
Video Annotation, Multimedia Applications, Videoconferencing and Transmedia Storytelling
AvLaura A. Wankel,Patrick Blessinger
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
997 kr
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Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Multimedia Technologies: Video Annotation, Multimedia Applications, Videoconferencing and Transmedia Storytelling examines new research on how videoconferencing, video annotation, video mapping, and related technologies are being used in higher education to increase learner engagement in an epoch of increasing globalization and diversity. These enabling technologies are reshaping and reframing the practice of teaching and learning in higher education. Through case studies, surveys, and literature reviews, this volume will examine how video, mapping, and related technologies are being used to improve writing/publishing skills, academic literacies in students, and create engaging communities of practice through digital storytelling, narratives, and inter-culturalism. This volume will also discuss a framework for deploying and assessing these technologies.
Del 7 - Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education
Digital Humanities
AvBryan Carter
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
997 kr
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The field of Digital Humanities is becoming more exciting as the number of low-cost or free mobile and desktop applications flood the market allowing users to accomplish tasks that only a few years ago were either not possible or required complicated coding or high-end computing power. The range of these applications provides access to digital communications, advanced visualization, data storage and retrieval at unprecedented levels. Digital Humanists are incorporating these tools as part of our teaching, research, and creative expression. This research volume approaches the topic from a perspective that will be attractive to those just beginning, through the step by step guides to set up and use of a variety of tools with accompanying objectives, and to those who are more advanced, through more challenging applications and their use for teaching and research. Furthermore this text will be of interest to administrators or those sceptical about the Digital Humanities, as the essays will highlight studies and research by experts in the field while maintaining the particular perspective on literary studies and Digital Africana Studies. This volume includes an introduction to the Digital Humanities and chapters on The Social Web, Communications, Visualization and Collaboration.
Del 8 - Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education
Redesigning Courses for Online Delivery
Design, Interaction, Media & Evaluation
AvRobyn E. Parker
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
997 kr
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This volume examines key considerations for effective online course redesign. Using a 4-phase approach, Redesigning Courses for Online Delivery informs thinking, inspires creativity, and structures decisions to drive the development of high quality online learning experiences. Both scholarly and practical, it provides a comprehensive approach to redesign useful to novices and veterans alike.
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention
Emerald Publishing Limited
2014
5 816 kr
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This Book Set consists of:*9781781902363 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Online Learning Activities: Wikis, Blogs and Webquests (Part A)*9781781902387 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Social Technologies: Facebook, E-Portfolios and Other Social Networking Services (Part B)*9781781902400 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Immersive Interfaces: Virtual Worlds, Gaming, and Simulation (Part C)*9781781905098 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Mobile Applications: Smartphones, Skype and Texting Technologies (Part D)*9781781905111 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Classroom Technologies: Classroom Response Systems and Mediated Discourse Technologies (Part E)*9781781905135 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Multimedia Technologies: Video Annotation, Multimedia Applications, Videoconferencing and Transmedia Storytelling (Part F)*9781781905159 - Increasing Student Engagement and Retention in e-Learning Environments: Web 2.0 and Blended Learning Technologies (Part G)This collection is comprised of seven key books on the topic of increasing student engagement. These titles provide international coverage on the subject with a variety of practical applications and how they can be used in real settings by students and teachers. The volume includes coverage on: online learning activities such as wikis, blogs and webquests; social technologies such as Facebook, E-portfolios and other social networking services; immersive interfaces such as virtual worlds, gaming, and simulation; mobile applications including smartphones, Skype and texting technologies; classroom technologies i.e. classroom response systems and mediated discourse technologies; multimedia technologies including video annotation, multimedia applications, videoconferencing and transmedia storytelling; and, E-learning environments covering Web 2.0 and blended learning technologies.

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Cutting-edge Technologies in Higher Education – serie

Educating Educators with Social Media

Higher Education Administration with Social Media

Teaching Arts and Science with the New Social Media

Transforming Virtual World Learning

Misbehavior Online in Higher Education

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Online Learning Activities

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Social Technologies

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Immersive Interfaces

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Applications

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Classroom Technologies

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Multimedia Technologies

Digital Humanities

Redesigning Courses for Online Delivery

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention

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