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Book - Global Cases in Educational and Performance Technology

  • 1.  Book - Global Cases in Educational and Performance Technology

    Posted 03-02-2010 10:59
    MG-ED-DV

    I received the below new book announcement:

    Cases 'n' Places: Global Cases in Educational and Performance Technology,
    Edited by Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies and, Wanjira
    Kinuthia, Georgia State University (Information Age Publishing, Charlotte,
    NC).

    A volume in the series: Educational Design and Technology in the Knowledge
    Society
    Series Editor(s): Stewart Marshall, The University of the West Indies and
    Wanjira Kinuthia, Georgia State University

    Practitioners in the field of educational technology require a high level of
    problem solving, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills to deal with
    learning issues that are often complex and multidimensional. Unfortunately,
    there are few opportunities for providers of learning services and learners
    to practice authentic instructional design or educational technology as part
    of their academic preparation and/or training.

    When learners interact with case studies through reasoning and problem
    solving, learning takes place through the process of analysis, synthesis,
    application, and evaluation. In particular, case studies that use story
    telling to reflect problem situations in real-life create an authentic
    learning environment for learners. This book provides the material that
    learners can use to interact, reason and apply their problem solving skills
    in realistic and engaging cases. Because of the interdisciplinary and
    multidisciplinary nature of the field and the cases, this book is useful not
    just in educational technology, but also in other fields. A "Facilitator
    Guide" is provided for each chapter for teachers and trainers using this
    book with their learners.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS
    Acknowledgements. About the Editors. About the Contributors. Acronyms.
    Introduction: Cases 'n' Places: Global Cases in Educational and Performance
    Technology, Wanjira Kinuthia and Stewart Marshall.

    SECTION 1: COURSE DESIGN. The Situated Cognition Paradigm in an A Priori
    setting: A Case in a Multicultural Classroom, Louis Sanzogni and Heather
    Gray. Technology Based Learning Experience of Malaysian Older Adult
    Learners, Nor Aziah Alias. Copycats of the Central Himalayas: Learning in
    the Age of Information, Payal Arora. Health Sciences Case Study, Judi Baron,
    Lesley Steele and Sausan Al Kawas.

    SECTION 2: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. The Perils of Pauline: The Initiation of a
    Novice Instructional Designer in an Industrial Setting, Wanjira Kinuthia and
    Grady Mclean. Dance of Change: Print-Based Distance Education to Creative
    Networked Learning, Cherry Stewart and Rachael Adlington. Reusing, Reworking
    and Remixing Open Educational Resources, Andy Lane, Teresa Connolly, Giselle
    Ferreira, Patrick McAndrew and Tina Wilson. Retooling for New Opportunities:
    Faculty Development, Technology and Change, Danilo M. Baylen and Joan
    Glacken. Managing the Delivery of Computing Projects in Hong Kong from
    Australia, Iwona Miliszewska.

    SECTION 3: TEACHER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. Freshman Survival Guide: A
    Multimedia Case Study Approach for Exploring High School Writing Instruction
    in Teacher Education, Ewa McGrail. Developing Professional Competencies of
    Teacher Educators in the use of Educational Technology, with Scenario-based
    Learning, Shironica Karunanayaka and Som Naidu. Online Hybrid Teacher
    Education Program Case Study, Thanh T. Nguyen. The OUCH DIP: Teacher
    Education Technology Training at the Overland University of Central
    Hattiesburg, Jason G. Caudill.

    SECTION 4: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Designing for the Future: At a Southern
    State University, David E. Stone. Managing and Sustaining Expectations of
    Innovative ICT Integration in Development Projects, Susan Crichton. Teacher
    Professional Development in and through Information and Communications
    Technology, Kay Xuereb. Problems at Maple Leaf: Developing Constructivist
    e-Learning for Canada's Security Officers, Ellen Rose and Bev Bramble.

    SECTION 5: TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION. Hatching the Cocoon:
    Assiut University Students' First Step to the World of ICT, Hanan Salah
    EL-Deen EL-Halawany. Principal William's Vision: Critical Issues for
    Institutionalizing Educational Technology, John A. Gedeon. Drama, Theater
    and E-learning, Robyn Philip and Jennifer Nicholls. Instructional Problems
    with a Chiropractic Technique Course: Preliminary use of Video and
    Associated Issues, Aaron Powell. Indian Company Contracts with Public Sector
    US Consortium for 3-D Visualization Application Development Training, L.
    Roxanne Russell. Benjamin and Harriett went up a Hill: A Modern Day Nursery
    Rhyme, Paul A. Walcott and Jamillah M. A. Grant.

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