Education for a Digital World ADVICE, GUIDELINES, AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICE FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

 in the digital era, the development of technology enhancements so rapidly in almost all areas of life. Likewise in education that applied in digital learning methods. Learning no longer know the distance. Information and learning resources so quick to access. Almost every formal educational institutions provide digital library. Even in non formal institution we do not need to laboriously to find the source of knowledge.

only... the existence of learning technologies necessary for us to know how to use correctly. The technology will be very useful if we could use it wisely. Because the technology is like a knife, used where and for what depends on the holder. in spite of it all technology can not be avoided with the needs of the times. But too dependent on the ease of technology would also like a man hanging on instant noodles. Or  is like a robot that depends only on the tool controller

therefore, in this book we will discover dozens of journals that discuss the ins and outs of digital learning t. the author is a practitioner with experience in the optimization of thousands of learning technologies in the various countries from the conservative school character  to school with modern learning technology. Pity not to be read and tested in the learning activitie

TABLE OF CONTENT

Chapter Abstracts   /   v

 Introduction   /   1

 Part 1: The Impact of Instructional Technologies   /   3

1.       Emerging Technologies in E-learning   /   5

Patricia Delich, Kevin Kelly, and Don McIntosh

2.      Virtual Design Studios: Solving Learning Problems in Developing Countries   /   23

Kris Kumar

3.      Challenges Confronted and Lessons (Un)Learned: Linking Students from the University of Ghana and Kwantlen University College   /   31

Charles Quist-Adade

4.      Addressing Diversity in Design of Online Courses   /   41

Madhumita Bhattacharya and Maggie Hartnett

5.      Mobile Learning in Developing Countries: Present Realities and Future Possibilities   /   51

Ken Banks

6.      The Impact of Technology on Education   /   57

Mohamed Ally

Part 2: Preparing Online Courses   /   67

7.      Learning Management Systems   /   69

Don McIntosh

8.       Exploring Open Source for Educators: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – Entering OS   /   95

Julia Hengstler

9.      Quality Assurance by Design   /   111

Niki Lambropoulos

10.  General Principles of Instructional Design   /   131

Peter Fenrich

11.   Accessibility and Universal Design   /   143

Natasha Boskic, Kirsten Starcher, Kevin Kelly, and Nathan Hapke

12.  Articulation and Transfer of Online Courses   /   181

Finola Finlay

13.  Planning Your Online Course   /   191

June Kaminski and Sylvia Currie

14.  Assessment and Evaluation   /   213

Dan O’Reilly and Kevin Kelly

Part 3: Implementing Technology   /   245

15.  Understanding Copyright: Knowing Your Rights and Knowing When You’re Right   /   247

Dan McGuire

16.  ‘Open Licences’ of Copyright for Authors, Educators, and Librarians   /   255

 Julien Hofman and Paul West

17.  E-learning Standards   /   267

Randy LaBonte

18.  Leadership and E-learning:  Change Processes for Implementing Educational Technologies   /   277

Randy LaBonte

19.  Building Communities of Practice   /   287

Shawn Berney

Part 4: E-learning in Action   /   307

20.  Instructional Strategies   /   309

Peter Fenrich

21.  Media Selection   /   321

Peter Fenrich

22.  Computer-Based Resources for Learning   /   341

Peter Fenrich

23.  Computer-Based Games for Learning   /   353

Alice Ireland and David Kaufman

24.  Evaluating and Improving Your Online Teaching Effectiveness   /   365

Kevin Kelly

Part 5: Engagement and Communication   /   379

25.  Tools for Online Engagement and Communication   /   381

Richard S. Lavin, Paul A. Beaufait, and Joseph Tomei

26.  Techno Expression   /   413

Kevin Kelly and Ruth Cox

27.  Social Media for Adult Online Learners and Educators   /   429

Moira Hunter

28.  Online Collaboration: An Overview   /   441

Paul A. Beaufait, Richard S. Lavin, and Joseph Tomei

29.   Identity in Online Education   /   461

Joseph Tomei, Paul A. Beaufait, and Richard S. Lavin

30.  Supporting E-learning through Communities of Practice   /   475

David Kaufman, Kevin Kelly, and Alice Ireland

31.   Looking Forward: Stories of Practice   /   489

Susan Crichton and Elizabeth Childs

Contributors   /   503

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