Distance Learning Technology, Current Instruction, and the Future of Education: Applications of Today, Practices of Tomorrow

Distance Learning Technology, Current Instruction, and the Future of Education: Applications of Today, Practices of Tomorrow

Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 406

ISBN13: 9781615206728|ISBN10: 1615206728|EISBN13: 9781615206735|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922207

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-672-8

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Institutions of higher education have increasingly embraced distance education with the number of students enrolled in online courses rapidly rising in colleges and universities throughout the world. Given its popularity and increased usage, it is imperative that administrators and instructors monitor the current state and future directions relating to distance education in order to meet the needs and challenges of tomorrow.

Distance Learning Technology, Current Instruction, and the Future of Education: Applications of Today, Practices of Tomorrow provides present and prospective directions of online education from various research fields, reporting on discussions from students, faculty members, researchers, and practitioners. This innovative publication contains significant and unique research findings influencing future developments in technology-enhanced education and industry.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

List of Reviewers

Preface

Acknowledgment

Chapters

Foundations of Distance Learning Technology

Chapter 1

Innovative Curriculum in Distance Learning: An Ohio Case Study (pages 1-16)

Gail S. Peters, Kate M. Carey

Ohio is an undereducated state with 21.1% of its adult population holding a bachelor’s degree or higher. This chapter illustrates the innovative curriculum in a free, online course that shows significant promise as one strategy to...

Chapter 2

From Traditional Teaching to Online Learning: Revolution or Evolution (pages 17-26)

José Magano, Carlos V. Carvalho

In Portugal, like in most Western countries, most higher education institutions are already using elearning platforms. However, this does not mean that these institutions are now offering distance education programmes but rather that...

Chapter 3

Technology in Education: Integrating Contemporary Technology into Classroom Pedagogy as Foundation to a Practical Distance Learning (pages 27-47)

Hyacinth Eze Anomneze

As the global economy moves into a complete dependence on information and technology, the United States has to revisit how information technology is used in schools. Schools no longer imply the actual building with administrative...

Chapter 4

When Twentieth Century Minds Design for Twenty-First Century Distance Learning (pages 48-66)

Robert D. Wright

This chapter examines the changes that twentieth century minds must undergo if they are to successfully design for today’s distance learners. Traditional classroom practices must be adapted to accommodate the interactive and...

Chapter 5

Online Social Constructivism: Theory Versus Practice (pages 67-82)

Jennifer Ehrhardt

Renowned Soviet psychologist and father of social constructivist learning theory Lev Vygotsky (1978) stated: “Every function in the child’s cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual...

Chapter 6

Employing Technology to Create Authentic Learning Environments (pages 83-95)

Drew Polly

The increased access to technologies in schools has opened avenues to explore non-traditional styles of teaching and learning. Educational theorists and researchers have long been calling for learnercentered instruction that situates...

Applications and Practices of Distance Learning Technology

Chapter 7

Making a Difference with Mobile Learning in the Classroom (pages 96-112)

Anjum Najmi, Jennifer Lee

As technology continues to advance and computers become smaller, faster, and more powerful educational institutions are being confronted with multiple, external factors that are driving them towards change (e.g., rapid developments...

Chapter 8

Lecture Capture: Technologies and Practices (pages 113-131)

S. Alan McCord, William H. Drummond

This chapter provides faculty members and distance learning administrators with a broad overview of the options available to capture, store, edit, distribute, and re-purpose in-class lectures. The authors propose three dimensions to...

Chapter 9

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow's Recognition of Industry Applications within Virtual Worlds: A Meta-Analysis of Distance Learning Instructional Achievements within Virtual World Architectural Environme (pages 132-161)

Caroline M. Crawford, Marion S. Smith, Virginia Dickenson

The primary focus of this chapter is to provide an analysis of business and industry case-based implementations of instructional opportunities within the Second Life three-dimensional virtual world environment, so as to delineate...

Chapter 10

Blending Synchronous and Asynchronous Interactivity in Online Education (pages 162-184)

Kamna Malik

Online education is characterized by conflicting variables of time, space and interactivity. In response to the market pressure for time and space flexibility, interactivity between student-student and studentteacher usually suffers....

Chapter 11

Screencasts: Your Technology Professor 24/7 (pages 185-195)

Matthew E. Mooney, Bruce Alan Spitzer

Screencasts allow a learner to experience a computer-based demonstration again and again at the learner’s pace. This means students can review a complicated process or look-up which menu option was selected to get a certain window....

Chapter 12

Identifying Student Usability Needs for Collaborative Learning Environment Design (pages 196-215)

Danuta Zakrzewska, Joanna Ochelska-Mierzejewska

Performance of Web-based collaborations depends not only on pedagogical strategies but also on the effectiveness of e-learning systems. The factors that may help designers in creating collaborative environments acceptable to users...

Chapter 13

Instructional Strategy Approaches with Technology (pages 216-229)

Pamela Lowry

Educators need to understand the concepts and strategies pertaining to instructional design. They need to be aware of different models and theories pertaining to learning. Additionally, interactivity and group learning is a very...

Chapter 14

Essential Design Features of Online Collaborative Learning (pages 230-244)

Hyo-Jeong So, Wei-Ying Lim, Jennifer Yeo

With the goal of working towards a paradigm shift from delivery-centered to participation-centered pedagogy in mind, this chapter presents a set of essential design features that readers need to consider for designing online...

Chapter 15

Alternative Realities: Immersive Learning for and with Students (pages 245-272)

Sue Gregory, Torsten Reiners, Belinda Tynan

As students increasingly engage with alternative social networking (or realities) there is a scope for educators to explore whether they pose opportunities for rethinking learning and teaching spaces. The authors argue that there is...

Learning Strategy and Challenges for Distance Learning

Chapter 16

Instructional Challenges in Higher Education Online Courses Delivered through a Learning Management System by Subject Matter Experts (pages 273-283)

George L. Joeckel III, Tae Jeon, Joel Gardner

The authors are Instructional Designers developing online courses in higher education. These courses are facilitated by Subject Matter Experts and delivered through a Learning Management System. They propose that instructional...

Chapter 17

Societal Issues, Legal Standards, & International Realities Universities Face in the Distance-Learning Market (pages 284-301)

Robert Hogan

In today’s global economy, both students and workers need to be lifelong learners. While some universities have been slow to recognize these changing needs, others have quickly moved to serve this new academic market. The eLearning...

Chapter 18

Positioning the Learning Organization for a Successful Distance Education Strategy (pages 302-316)

Monique Fuchs, Stephanie Cheney

Compared to traditional educational offerings, Distance Education requires a significantly different business model involving factors such as learning culture, target audience, infrastructure, course and content development, support...

Chapter 19

Structure and Change in E-learning: An Ecological Perspective (pages 317-338)

Julia Penn Shaw, Fabio Chacon

This chapter provides a view of e-learning from the perspective of ecological systems with nested levels of structure, organizing principles, and emergent properties for use in accomplishing at least three goals: to evaluate emergent...

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