A one-stop knowledge resource, Emerging Technologies in Distance Education showcases the international work of research scholars and innovative distance education practitioners who use emerging interactive technologies for teaching and learning at a distance.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. Whether as a result of technological advances, changing mindsets, or economic and organizational pressures, this book provides expert advice on how educators can launch effective and engaging distance education initiatives. It goes beyond the hype surrounding Web 2.0 technologies and highlights the important issues that researchers and educators need to consider to enhance educational practice.George Veletsionos is assistant professor of instructional technology at the University of Texas.
Author(s): George Veletsianos
Publisher: UBC Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 350
Front Matter
......Page 1
Editor Acknowledgements......Page 5
Table of Contents
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Introduction
......Page 9
Part 1. Foundations of Emerging Technologies in Distance Education......Page 15
1. A Definition of Emerging Technologies for Education......Page 17
2. Theories for Learning with Emerging Technologies......Page 37
3. Imagining Multi-Roles in Web 2.0 Distance Education......Page 55
4. Beyond Distance and Time Constraints: Applying Social Networking Tools and Web 2.0 Approaches in Distance Education......Page 75
Part 2. Learning Designs for Emerging Technologies......Page 103
5. “Emerging”: A Re-Conceptualization of Contemporary Technology Design and Integration......Page 105
6. Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning......Page 123
7. Creating a Culture of Community in the Online Classroom Using Artistic Pedagogical Technologies......Page 143
8. Structured Dialogue Embedded within Emerging Technologies......Page 167
Part 3. Social, Organizational, and Contextual Factors in Emerging Technologies Implementations......Page 189
9. Personal Learning Environments......Page 191
10. Learning, Design, and Emergence: Two Case Studies of Moodle in Distance Education......Page 209
11. Institutional Implementation of Wikis in Higher Education: The Case of the Open University of Israel (OUI)......Page 229
12. The Use of Web Analytics in the Design and Evaluation of Distance Education......Page 245
13. New Communications Options: A Renaissance in Videoconference Use......Page 263
Part 4. Learner-Learner, Learner-Content, and Learner-Instructor Interaction and Communication with Emerging Technologies......Page 281
14. Using Social Media to Create a Place that Supports Communication......Page 283
15. Technical, Pedagogical, and Cultural Considerations for Language Learning in MUVEs......Page 299
16. Animated Pedagogical Agents and Immersive Worlds: Two Worlds Colliding......Page 315
Conclusion......Page 331
Contributors......Page 335
Index......Page 345
