1st Edition
Using Learning Technologies International Perspectives on Practice
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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This collection of first-hand accounts from experienced and accomplished learning technology practitioners highlights issues in using learning technologies for flexible, distance and open learning. Drawing on their own experience, the authors identify and explore the most practical and complex issues faced and reflect upon the lessons learned. The definition of learning technologies is broad,... Read more
Part 1 Introduction 1. Using Learning Technologies: An Introduction Part 2 Policy Issues 2. Naming the Learning Technology Issues in Developing Countries 3. Public and Institutional Policy Interplay: Canadian Examples 4. Getting the Systems Right: Experience at the University of the West Indies 5. Developing Course Materials: A Context of Technology Constraints Part 3 Practice Issues 6. Lessons from Our Cyberclassroom 7. Teacher or Avatar? Identity Issues in Computer-mediated Contexts 8. Web-based Research Assistance 9. 'No One Will Listen to Us': Rural Fulbe Women Learning by Radio in Nigeria 10. Confronting Barriers to Distance Study in Tanzania Part 4 Quality Issues 11. Reflections on Evaluating Online Learning and Teaching 12. Evaluating the Use of Learning Technologies 13. Gender-sensitive Evaluation Research 14. Using Learning Technologies: A Synthesis of Challenges and Guidelines
Biography
Elizabeth J. Burge, Margaret Haughey
