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Curriculum Models for the 21st Century: Using Learning Technologies in Higher Education
Maree Gosper (Ed.)
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Description for Curriculum Models for the 21st Century: Using Learning Technologies in Higher Education
Hardback. This book offers guidance for integrating technology into the curriculum. It details theoretical models and examples of practice which capitalize on the potential of technologies to deliver alternatives to the more traditional lecture-based model of teaching. Editor(s): Gosper, Maree; Ifenthaler, Dirk. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNKC; JNM; JNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 840.
Changing student profiles and the increasing availability of mainstream and specialized learning technologies are stretching the traditional face-to-face models of teaching and learning in higher education. Institutions, too, are facing far-reaching systemic changes which are placing strains on existing resources and physical infrastructure and calling into question traditional ways of teaching through lectures and tutorials. And, with an ever-increasing scrutiny on teaching and teachers' accountability for positive educational outcomes, the call for closer attention to learning, teaching and, most especially, to the design and delivery of the curriculum is given increasing relevance and importance. Research ... Read more
Changing student profiles and the increasing availability of mainstream and specialized learning technologies are stretching the traditional face-to-face models of teaching and learning in higher education. Institutions, too, are facing far-reaching systemic changes which are placing strains on existing resources and physical infrastructure and calling into question traditional ways of teaching through lectures and tutorials. And, with an ever-increasing scrutiny on teaching and teachers' accountability for positive educational outcomes, the call for closer attention to learning, teaching and, most especially, to the design and delivery of the curriculum is given increasing relevance and importance. Research ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
839g
Number of Pages
444
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461473657
SKU
V9781461473657
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About Maree Gosper (Ed.)
Dr. Gosper is a teacher and researcher working in the area of professional and organisational development in universities. Her research interests encompass the development of expertise, integration of technologies into the curriculum, matching cognitive processes with the affordances of technologies, and the development of effective and sustainable learning environments. She developed the MAPLET Framework, for matching aims, processes, learner expertise ... Read more
Reviews for Curriculum Models for the 21st Century: Using Learning Technologies in Higher Education
From the book reviews: The main purpose of the book is to offer a variety of examples of how to incorporate learning technologies into the curricula of an array of disciplines. ... given the innovative and successful ways that instructors have used these technologies in the courses that are presented in the book, current and ... Read more