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OverviewIn our digital age of the Internet and World Wide Web the opportunities to enable truly flexible learning in most educational situations are exciting, challenging and widespread. This book is about learning, teaching and education, and the role that technology plays in bringing about improvements for students, educators and institutions alike. Betty Collis and Jef Moonen present a series of proven and practical guidelines, based on their balanced experience of using technology in education. Together, these give readers an overview of how technological applications in education can be developed and harnessed.;The authors are leading innovators and practitioners in the field. In their work they have developed a series of 18 key lessons which are detailed in the book. These can be applied by those working with educational technology at a number of different levels: those taking an institutional or managerial perspective; those responsible for implementing new approaches to learning; those concerned with issues of pedagogy and effective teaching; and those dealing with flexible learning technology.; The book presents an integrated vision of how technology is related to learning-related Full Product DetailsAuthor: Betty Collis , Jef MoonenPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Falmer Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.498kg ISBN: 9780749433727ISBN 10: 0749433728 Pages: 237 Publication Date: 01 April 2001 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction, What this book is about, About the lessons, Who this book is for, How this book is organized 1. Flexible learning: it's not just about distance Lesson 1: Be specific Lesson 2: Move from student to professional 2. You can't not do it Lesson 3: You can't not do it 3. Will they use it? Lesson 4: Don't forget the road map Lesson 5: Watch the 4 Es Lesson 6: Follow the leader Lesson 7: Be just in time 4. Something for everyone Lesson 8: Get out if the niche Lesson 9: After the core, choose more Lesson 10: Don't overload Lesson 11: Offer something for everyone 5. Pedagogy: making the U turn Lesson 12: Watch the speed limit Lesson 13: Process yields product Lesson 14: Aim for activity Lesson 15: Design for activity 6. When do (or don't) we get our investment back? Summing up: who wins, who loses? Lesson 16: Get a new measuring stick Lesson 17: Be aware if the price tag Lesson 18: Play the odds 7. Practising what we preach: getting started 8. Practising what we preach: keeping going 9. A new economy for education?ReviewsAuthor InformationBetty Collis and Jef Moonen are currently both full professors in the Faculty of Educational Science and Technology in the University of Twente in The Netherlands but their backgrounds and reputations in the field of educational technology are broadly based. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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