Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies

Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies

Author: Wang, Victor C.X.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1466646160

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Continuous advances in technologies, individuals, and the workplace have increased the importance of adult learning and professional development for keeping up with the current pace of technologies and information. Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies explores the understanding, practice, and research within technical education and professional development. By providing a comprehensive view on educational technologies for adult learning, this book is essential for lecturers, practitioners, as well as academics interested in a variety of research in continuing education.


Politics, Protest, and Empowerment in Digital Spaces

Politics, Protest, and Empowerment in Digital Spaces

Author: Ibrahim, Yasmin

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2016-12-21

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1522518630

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With the ubiquitous nature of modern technologies, they have been inevitably integrated into various facets of society. The connectivity presented by digital platforms has transformed such innovations into tools for political and social agendas. Politics, Protest, and Empowerment in Digital Spaces is a comprehensive reference source for emerging scholarly perspectives on the use of new media technology to engage people in socially- and politically-oriented conversations and examines communication trends in these virtual environments. Highlighting relevant coverage across topics such as online free expression, political campaigning, and online blogging, this book is ideally designed for government officials, researchers, academics, graduate students, and practitioners interested in how new media is revolutionizing political and social communications.


Innovative Applications of Online Pedagogy and Course Design

Innovative Applications of Online Pedagogy and Course Design

Author: Sharma, Ramesh C.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-05-09

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 152255467X

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New tools and technologies are being developed to cater to the e-learning triangle of content, technology, and services. These developments (in technology, needs of students, emergence of new modes of education like MOOCs or flipped classrooms, etc.) have resulted in a change in the approach to teaching. Innovative Applications of Online Pedagogy and Course Design is a critical publication that explores e-learning as a tool for instructional delivery across various kinds of educational institutions and at all levels. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics such as distance education, cumulative sentence analysis, and primary teacher training, this book is geared toward educators, professionals, school administrators, researchers, and practitioners seeking current and relevant research on instructional design and delivery in online and technology-based courses.


Media Education

Media Education

Author: David Buckingham

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-06-26

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 074567576X

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This book examines recent changes in media education and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based, with a clear rationale for pedagogic practice. David Buckingham is one of the leading international experts in the field - he has more than twenty years’ experience in media education as a teacher and researcher. This book takes account of recent changes both in the media and in young people’s lives, and provides an accessible and cogent set of principles on which the media curriculum should be based. Introduces the aims and methods of media education or 'media literacy'. Includes descriptions of teaching strategies and summaries of relevant research on classroom practice. Covers issues relating to contemporary social, political and technological developments.


E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis

E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis

Author: Zuzevi?i?t?, Vaiva

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-06-30

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1466661550

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Information and communication technologies play a crucial role in a number of modern industries. Among these, education has perhaps seen the greatest increases in efficiency and availability through Internet-based technologies. E-Learning as a Socio-Cultural System: A Multidimensional Analysis provides readers with a critical examination of the theories, models, and best practices in online education from a social perspective, evaluating blended, distance, and mobile learning systems with a focus on the interactions of their practitioners. Within the pages of this volume, teachers, students, administrators, policy makers, and IT professionals will all find valuable advice and enriching personal experiences in the field of online education.


Using Technology Tools to Innovate Assessment, Reporting, and Teaching Practices in Engineering Education

Using Technology Tools to Innovate Assessment, Reporting, and Teaching Practices in Engineering Education

Author: Alam, Firoz

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-01-31

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1466650125

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Many can now conclude that utilizing educational technologies can be considered the primary tools to inspire students to learn. Combining these technologies with the best teaching and learning practices can engage in creativity and imagination in the engineering field. Using Technology Tools to Innovate Assessment, Reporting, and Teaching Practices in Engineering Education highlights the lack of understanding of teaching and learning with technology in higher education engineering programs while emphasizing the important use of this technology. This book aims to be essential for professors, graduate, and undergraduate students in the engineering programs interested learning the appropriate use of technological tools.


Innovative Applications and Developments of Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors

Innovative Applications and Developments of Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors

Author: Francke, Tom

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1466660155

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Study of nature and the world around us has been a primary motivation for scientists and researchers for centuries. Advanced methods in the study of elementary particles have led to even greater discoveries in recent years. Innovative Applications and Developments of Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors focuses on the analysis and use of various gas detection systems, providing a detailed description of some of the most commonly used gas detectors and the science behind them. From early detectors to modern tools and techniques, this book will be of particular use to practitioners and researchers in chemical engineering and materials science, in addition to students and academicians concentrating in the field.


Handbook of Research on Green Engineering Techniques for Modern Manufacturing

Handbook of Research on Green Engineering Techniques for Modern Manufacturing

Author: Uthayakumar, M.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2018-11-16

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 1522554467

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Green manufacturing has developed into an essential aspect of contemporary manufacturing practices, calling for environmentally friendly and sustainable techniques. Implementing successful green manufacturing processes not only improves business efficiency and competitiveness but also reduces harmful production in the environment. The Handbook of Research on Green Engineering Techniques for Modern Manufacturing provides emerging perspectives on the theoretical and practical aspects of green industrial concepts, such as green supply chain management and reverse logistics, for the sustainable utilization of resources and applications within manufacturing and engineering. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as additive manufacturing, integrated manufacturing systems, and machine materials, this publication is ideally designed for engineers, environmental professionals, researchers, academicians, managers, policymakers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on recent and sustainable practices in manufacturing processes.


Mission Adaptive Display Technologies and Operational Decision Making in Aviation

Mission Adaptive Display Technologies and Operational Decision Making in Aviation

Author: Smith, Kevin M.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 146668674X

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Avionics often serves as the tip of the spear for research into user-interface and systems usability in aviation. However, this emphasis on flashy, technology-driven design can come with a cost: the sacrifice of practical utility, which, in the high-stakes environment of military aviation, can lead directly to catastrophe. Mission Adaptive Display Technologies and Operational Decision Making in Aviation explores the use of adaptive and assistive technologies in aviation to establish clear guidelines for the design and implementation of such technologies to better serve the needs of both military and civilian pilots. Benefiting from the authors’ combined experience of more than 40 years in the aviation industry and over 25,000 flight-hours, this volume targets a wide audience of engineers and business professionals. This premier reference source covers topics of interest to aviators and engineers, including aerodynamic systems design, operational decision theory, user interface design, avionics, and concepts and cases in flight operations, mission performance, and pilot training.