Interactions in Online Education

Interactions in Online Education

Author: Charles Juwah

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-09-27

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1134247486

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Interactivity is at the very heart of learning and is evident at all levels of engagement, whether between fellow students, students and tutors, online learning materials or interfacing with the learning environment. Covering both theory and the practical implications of the issues discussed, this book provides international perspectives on key topics including: analysing and designing e-learning interactions, social and conceptual dimensions of learning, interactions in online discussions, interactions in peer learning and professional development of online facilitators. It is essential reading for all those involved in the design, implementation, management and use of open and flexible learning.


Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses

Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses

Author: Kyei-Blankson, Lydia

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2015-11-05

Total Pages: 638

ISBN-13: 1466695838

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Online learning has become a prominent and inseparable component of higher education in recent years. Questions related to course structure, levels of interaction, presence, and participation within online courses persist and invite further inquiry for determining factors that encourage effective teaching and learning in online environments. The Handbook of Research on Strategic Management of Interaction, Presence, and Participation in Online Courses explores models of course development and delivery techniques to improve instruction, learning, and student satisfaction in online courses. Covering topics such as rates of participation, student engagement and retention, and social development, this handbook serves as a resource for educators in online learning environments, as well as for course designers and developers of online courses and researchers whose agenda includes examining interaction, presence, and participation in online courses.


K-12 Blended Teaching

K-12 Blended Teaching

Author: Jered Borup

Publisher:

Published: 2019-03-08

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781799103844

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This book is the color print version (go here for the black and white version: http://bit.ly/k12blended-print). This book is your guide to blended teaching in K-12 settings. It was designed to help both pre-service and in-service teachers prepare their classes for blended teaching. The book can be accessed in several different formats at http://edtechbooks.org/k12blended.This book begins by orienting you to the foundational dispositions and skills needed to support your blended teaching practice. Then you will be introduced to four key competencies for blended teaching which are: (1) Online Integration - ability to effectively combine online instruction with in-person instruction. (2) Data Practices - ability to use digital tools to monitor student activity and performance in order to guide student growth. (3) Personalization - ability to implement a learning environment that allows for student customization of goals, pace, and/or learning path. (4) Online Interaction - ability to facilitate online interactions with and between students. The final chapter of the book helps you bring all four competencies together as you implement blended teaching in your classroom.


Powerful Interactions

Powerful Interactions

Author: Amy Laura Dombro

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781938113727

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Make your everyday interactions with children intentional and purposeful with these steps: Be Present, Connect, and Extend Learning.


Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors

Interaction in Communication Technologies and Virtual Learning Environments: Human Factors

Author: Ragusa, Angela T.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2010-01-31

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13: 1605668753

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"This international and interdisciplinary book presents research from a wide range of disciplines (business, communication, education, governance, law, marketing, microbiology, mining, music, nursing, pharmacy, philosophy, psychology and sociology) utilizing varied technologies to achieve high quality, practical and successful communication"--Provided by publisher.


Enhancing E-Learning with Media-Rich Content and Interactions

Enhancing E-Learning with Media-Rich Content and Interactions

Author: Caladine, Richard

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2008-04-30

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1599047349

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Online learning is transcending from the text-rich educational experience of the past to a video- and audio-rich learning transformation. The greater levels of media-rich content and media-rich interaction that are currently prevalent in online leisure experiences will help to increase e-learning's future efficiency and effectiveness. Enhancing E-Learning with Media-Rich Content and Interactions presents instructional designers, educators, scholars, and researchers with the necessary foundational elements, theoretical underpinnings, and practical guidance to aid in the technology selection and design of effective online learning experiences by integrating media-rich interactions and content.


Handbook of Research on Managing and Designing Online Courses in Synchronous and Asynchronous Environments

Handbook of Research on Managing and Designing Online Courses in Synchronous and Asynchronous Environments

Author: Gurhan Durak

Publisher: Information Science Reference

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781799887010

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"This book presents contributed chapters for professionals who want to improve their understanding of online learning and develop their skills in designing and managing online courses offering different aspects of a successful distance education system and can be a guide for the institutions and the instructors offering distance education courses"--


Cognitive Computing in Technology-Enhanced Learning

Cognitive Computing in Technology-Enhanced Learning

Author: Lytras, Miltiadis D.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-05-31

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1522590323

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Various technologies and applications such as cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, and learning analytics have received increased attention in recent years. The growing demand behind their adoption and exploitation in different application contexts has captured the attention of learning technology specialists, computer engineers, and business researchers who are attempting to decipher the phenomenon of personalized e-learning, its relation to already conducted research, and its implications for new research opportunities that effect innovations in teaching. Cognitive Computing in Technology-Enhanced Learning is a critical resource publication that aims to demonstrate state-of-the-art approaches of advanced data mining systems in e-learning, such as MOOCs and other innovative technologies, to improve learning analytics, as well as to show how new and advanced user interaction designs, educational models, and adoptive strategies can expand sustainability in applied learning technologies. Highlighting a range of topics such as augmented reality, ethics, and online learning environments, this book is ideal for educators, instructional designers, higher education faculty, school administrators, academicians, researchers, and students.