Ubiquitous Learning
Strategies for Pedagogy, Course Design, and Technology
Will be published approx. on 17. June 2011
Book
Hardback
358 pages
978-1-61735-436-6 (ISBN)
Description
Ubiquitous Learning: Strategies for Pedagogy, Course Design, and Technology bridges the gap between digital media and education, by presenting an intriguing look on the future of education. By combining theory, research, and practice, this book paints a broad picture of the field of ubiquitous learning by focuses on how to use theory and research to enhance technology integration to support teaching and learning through instructional design strategies for instruction, models and frameworks for course design, and applications of mobile and social media tools to create, implement, and deliver a ubiquitous learning environment.
This book is of interest to researchers and graduate students in educational technology, information sciences, adult learning and other learning and performance fields, as well as university faculty, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and industry leaders, who can use this text to make essential decisions related to their respective roles in education.
Ubiquitous Learning: Strategies for Pedagogy, Course Design, and Technology is a great reference for those who wish to enhance their levels of teaching and student engagement though the use of technology.
This book is of interest to researchers and graduate students in educational technology, information sciences, adult learning and other learning and performance fields, as well as university faculty, teachers, administrators, policymakers, and industry leaders, who can use this text to make essential decisions related to their respective roles in education.
Ubiquitous Learning: Strategies for Pedagogy, Course Design, and Technology is a great reference for those who wish to enhance their levels of teaching and student engagement though the use of technology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Charlotte
United States
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
702 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61735-436-6 (9781617354366)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Texas A&M University||University of Houston-Downtow
Content
Acknowledgements.
Preface.
Part I. Introduction To U-Learning: Process, Pedagogy, and Practice.
Chapter 1. The Pedagogy of Things: Ubiquitous Learning, Student Culture, and Constructivist Pedagogical Practice; C. Edward Watson and William O. Plymale.
Chapter 2. A Process-Oriented Pedagogy for Ubiquitous Learning; Philip Bonanno.
Chapter 3. Ubiquitous Learning: Issues in the Australian Higher Education Context; Trish Andrews, Belinda Tynan, and Cherry Stewart.
Part II. Social Media + Mobile Learning = U-Learning: Creating Classroom Connections.
Chapter 4. Micro-Cycles: Course Design Model for Mobile Learning; Chris Haskell and Barbara Schroeder.
Chapter 5. Various Supporting Devices in Ubiquitous Learning; Victor Jengchung Chen and Andree E. Widjaja.
Chapter 6. Social Media, Story Stream + the University Classroom; Brad King.
Chapter 7. Social Networks: Pedagogical Tool or Pedagogical Threat? Keith J. Benson and Josephine A. Koster.
Chapter 8. Is the iPhone a Ubiquitous Learning Device? First Step Toward Digital Lecture Notes; Martin Ebner and Thomas Billicsich.
Chapter 9. Remote Laboratories and Mobile Devices; Javier Garcia-Zubia, Jaime Irurzun, Pablo Orduna, and Diego Lopez-de-Ipina.
Part III. A New Direction Toward Teaching And Learning: Ubiquitous Learning.
Chapter 10. A New Learning Environment Based on Reproducible Ubiquitous Computing: Experiences and Prospects; Patrick Wessa, Ian E. Holliday, and Peter Reddy.
Chapter 11. The Good Teacher: Effective Teaching Strategies for a Ubiquitous Learning Environment; Torria Bond.
Chapter 12. Helping Your Lecturers to Creatively Introduce Ubiquitous Computing Technologies into Their Teaching: What Every Lecturer Should Know; Lisa-Dionne Morris.
Chapter 13. Pedagogical Use of Video Podcast in Engineering: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Ying Xiong and Imin Kao.
Chapter 14. Ubiquitous Mathematics from South Africa to Finland: Does Reverse Transfer Work? Temu H. Laine, Eeva Nygren, Erkki Sutinem, Carolina Islas Sedano, Mike Joy, and Seugnet Blignaut.
Chapter 15. Case Study: Using Flickr in Design Education; Diane Robbie and Lynette Zeeng.
Chapter 16. Global Perspectives of U-Learning; Dallas McPheeters.
Chapter 17. The Future as a Ubiquitous Learning Opportunity; Kay E. Strong and Peter C. Bishop.
About the Editors.
Glossary of Terms.
Preface.
Part I. Introduction To U-Learning: Process, Pedagogy, and Practice.
Chapter 1. The Pedagogy of Things: Ubiquitous Learning, Student Culture, and Constructivist Pedagogical Practice; C. Edward Watson and William O. Plymale.
Chapter 2. A Process-Oriented Pedagogy for Ubiquitous Learning; Philip Bonanno.
Chapter 3. Ubiquitous Learning: Issues in the Australian Higher Education Context; Trish Andrews, Belinda Tynan, and Cherry Stewart.
Part II. Social Media + Mobile Learning = U-Learning: Creating Classroom Connections.
Chapter 4. Micro-Cycles: Course Design Model for Mobile Learning; Chris Haskell and Barbara Schroeder.
Chapter 5. Various Supporting Devices in Ubiquitous Learning; Victor Jengchung Chen and Andree E. Widjaja.
Chapter 6. Social Media, Story Stream + the University Classroom; Brad King.
Chapter 7. Social Networks: Pedagogical Tool or Pedagogical Threat? Keith J. Benson and Josephine A. Koster.
Chapter 8. Is the iPhone a Ubiquitous Learning Device? First Step Toward Digital Lecture Notes; Martin Ebner and Thomas Billicsich.
Chapter 9. Remote Laboratories and Mobile Devices; Javier Garcia-Zubia, Jaime Irurzun, Pablo Orduna, and Diego Lopez-de-Ipina.
Part III. A New Direction Toward Teaching And Learning: Ubiquitous Learning.
Chapter 10. A New Learning Environment Based on Reproducible Ubiquitous Computing: Experiences and Prospects; Patrick Wessa, Ian E. Holliday, and Peter Reddy.
Chapter 11. The Good Teacher: Effective Teaching Strategies for a Ubiquitous Learning Environment; Torria Bond.
Chapter 12. Helping Your Lecturers to Creatively Introduce Ubiquitous Computing Technologies into Their Teaching: What Every Lecturer Should Know; Lisa-Dionne Morris.
Chapter 13. Pedagogical Use of Video Podcast in Engineering: Teaching, Learning, and Assessment; Ying Xiong and Imin Kao.
Chapter 14. Ubiquitous Mathematics from South Africa to Finland: Does Reverse Transfer Work? Temu H. Laine, Eeva Nygren, Erkki Sutinem, Carolina Islas Sedano, Mike Joy, and Seugnet Blignaut.
Chapter 15. Case Study: Using Flickr in Design Education; Diane Robbie and Lynette Zeeng.
Chapter 16. Global Perspectives of U-Learning; Dallas McPheeters.
Chapter 17. The Future as a Ubiquitous Learning Opportunity; Kay E. Strong and Peter C. Bishop.
About the Editors.
Glossary of Terms.