Online Learning Futures

Online Learning Futures
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 265
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781350324244
ISBN-13 : 1350324248
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Online Learning Futures by : Eileen Kennedy

The rapid shift online during the Covid-19 pandemic has put online learning firmly on the agenda of universities everywhere and to realise fully the transformative potential of online learning this book argues the need for an evidence-based design approach. The evidence comes from the experiences of online learners who are professionals: educators, engineers, medics and researchers. Designbased research, learner contributions, survey responses and interviews with these learners demonstrate that open, online, collaborative learning experiences are not only feasible but effective for building professional community knowledge. Innovative online learning of this kind can help universities contribute to the global public good by achieving high quality learning at scale. The open online platforms being used in the book widen global access to professional education and create more porous boundaries between universities and the wider community. This is critical for achieving, for example, the full impact of the current policy discussions on the UN SDGs, such as climate and inequality. The evidence-base shows how co-designed, transformative digital education can be mobilised to support professionals such as teachers in crisis contexts, government officials investigating renewable energy solutions, or medics adapting treatments to local conditions. It also shows how to scale up professional development in areas where expertise is urgently required. The book concludes that scaled-up online learning can enable HE to deliver on the UN SDGs by equipping citizens and communities with the knowledge and skills needed to solve the world's most pressing problems.

Envisioning the Future of Online Learning

Envisioning the Future of Online Learning
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 458
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ISBN-10 : 9789811009549
ISBN-13 : 9811009546
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Envisioning the Future of Online Learning by : Johan Eddy Luaran

This book shares insights into the various ways technology can be used for educational purposes, utilizing an approach suitable for both novice and advanced practitioners in this niche area. It features selected papers presented at the International Conference on e-Learning 2015 (ICeL 2015), where professionals discussed how technology can not only serve as a tool in the classroom, but as the classroom itself. As the title “Envisioning the Future of Online Learning” suggests, this book showcases current best practices in the field of e-learning, where technology has been leveraged to re-engineer the landscape of education, particularly in the context of Malaysia.

Global Approaches to Sustainability Through Learning and Education

Global Approaches to Sustainability Through Learning and Education
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Publisher : IGI Global
Total Pages : 350
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781799800644
ISBN-13 : 1799800644
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Global Approaches to Sustainability Through Learning and Education by : Al-Sartawi, Abdalmuttaleb M.A. Musleh

Unequal distribution of wealth, poverty, pollution, and gender inequality are just a few of the problems we face and struggle to eliminate. Sustainable development offers a long-term holistic solution to these problems through meeting the needs of the current generation without endangering the capability of future generations in meeting their own needs. Sustainable education or education for sustainability is a transformative learning paradigm that prepares learners and provides them with knowledge, ethical awareness, skills, values, and attitudes to achieve sustainable goals. Global Approaches to Sustainability Through Learning and Education is a comprehensive academic publication that facilitates a greater understanding of sustainable development and fosters a culture of sustainability through learning and education. Highlighting a range of topics such as ethics, game-based learning, and knowledge management, this book is ideal for teachers, environmentalists, higher education faculty, activists, curriculum developers, academicians, researchers, professionals, administrators, and policymakers.

Online Learning Futures

Online Learning Futures
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 356
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781350324251
ISBN-13 : 1350324256
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Online Learning Futures by : Eileen Kennedy

The rapid shift online during the Covid-19 pandemic has put online learning firmly on the agenda of universities everywhere and to realise fully the transformative potential of online learning this book argues the need for an evidence-based design approach. The evidence comes from the experiences of online learners who are professionals: educators, engineers, medics and researchers. Designbased research, learner contributions, survey responses and interviews with these learners demonstrate that open, online, collaborative learning experiences are not only feasible but effective for building professional community knowledge. Innovative online learning of this kind can help universities contribute to the global public good by achieving high quality learning at scale. The open online platforms being used in the book widen global access to professional education and create more porous boundaries between universities and the wider community. This is critical for achieving, for example, the full impact of the current policy discussions on the UN SDGs, such as climate and inequality. The evidence-base shows how co-designed, transformative digital education can be mobilised to support professionals such as teachers in crisis contexts, government officials investigating renewable energy solutions, or medics adapting treatments to local conditions. It also shows how to scale up professional development in areas where expertise is urgently required. The book concludes that scaled-up online learning can enable HE to deliver on the UN SDGs by equipping citizens and communities with the knowledge and skills needed to solve the world's most pressing problems.

Learning Futures

Learning Futures
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 228
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781136728211
ISBN-13 : 113672821X
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Learning Futures by : Keri Facer

In the twenty-first century, educators around the world are being told that they need to transform education systems to adapt young people for the challenges of a global digital knowledge economy. Too rarely, however, do we ask whether this future vision is robust, achievable or even desirable, whether alternative futures might be in development, and what other possible futures might demand of education. Drawing on ten years of research into educational innovation and socio-technical change, working with educators, researchers, digital industries, students and policy-makers, this book questions taken-for-granted assumptions about the future of education. Arguing that we have been working with too narrow a vision of the future, Keri Facer makes a case for recognizing the challenges that the next two decades may bring, including: the emergence of new relationships between humans and technology the opportunities and challenges of aging populations the development of new forms of knowledge and democracy the challenges of climate warming and environmental disruption the potential for radical economic and social inequalities. This book describes the potential for these developments to impact critical aspects of education – including adult-child relationships, social justice, curriculum design, community relationships and learning ecologies. Packed with examples from around the world and utilising vital research undertaken by the author while Research Director at the UK’s Futurelab, the book helps to bring into focus the risks and opportunities for schools, students and societies over the coming two decades. It makes a powerful case for rethinking the relationship between education and social and technological change, and presents a set of key strategies for creating schools better able to meet the emerging needs of their students and communities. An important contribution to the debates surrounding educational futures, this book is compelling reading for all of those, including educators, researchers, policy-makers and students, who are asking the question 'how can education help us to build desirable futures for everyone in the context of social and technological change?'

Networking to Get Customers, a Job Or Anything You Want

Networking to Get Customers, a Job Or Anything You Want
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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages : 222
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1539044203
ISBN-13 : 9781539044208
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Networking to Get Customers, a Job Or Anything You Want by : Chris Haroun

Are you ready to take your career to the next level by getting meetings with people you never thought you could get access to? In Chris' latest book (called "Networking to Get Customers, a Job or Anything You Want"), you will learn how to significantly increase your chances of getting a job, customers and anything you want by networking. This book has over 200 pages plus over 2 hours of video lectures and 15 downloadable templates and 11 exercises to help you master networking and achieve your most ambitious professional and personal goals. Professor Haroun has successfully changed careers by networking (he worked at Goldman Sachs, then in the hedge fund industry at hedge fund giant Citadel, in the venture capital industry and in the consulting + tech sectors). He has raised/managed over $1bn in his career and enjoys teaching his in class MBA and undergraduate business students how to network to get a job, customers, etc. Written by Chris Haroun, who is an award winning business school professor and the author of the book "101 Crucial Lessons They Don't Teach You in Business School," which Business Insider wrote is "the most popular book of 2016 according to Business Insider readers." In 2015 Forbes called this book "1 of 6 books that all entrepreneurs must read right now." Chris also has the top selling online business course on Udemy.com called "An Entire MBA in 1 Course."Chris Haroun has an MBA in finance from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University where he is a McGill University Dobson Fellow (awarded for contributions to helping students and alumni with venture capital entrepreneurship advice). To learn more about Professor Chris Haroun and his company, please visit HarounVentures.com

Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education

Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education
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Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages : 229
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781421436630
ISBN-13 : 1421436639
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education by : Joshua Kim

Ultimately, the authors make a compelling case not only for this turn to learning but for creating new pathways for nonfaculty learning careers, understanding the limits of professional organizations and social media, and the need to establish this new interdisciplinary field of learning innovation.

Learning Online

Learning Online
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 185
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781421438108
ISBN-13 : 1421438100
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Learning Online by : George Veletsianos

What's it really like to learn online?Learning Online: The Student Experience Online learning is ubiquitous for millions of students worldwide, yet our understanding of student experiences in online learning settings is limited. The geographic distance that separates faculty from students in an online environment is its signature feature, but it is also one that risks widening the gulf between teachers and learners. In Learning Online, George Veletsianos argues that in order to critique, understand, and improve online learning, we must examine it through the lens of student experience. Approaching the topic with stories that elicit empathy, compassion, and care, Veletsianos relays the diverse day-to-day experiences of online learners. Each in-depth chapter follows a single learner's experience while focusing on an important or noteworthy aspect of online learning, tackling everything from demographics, attrition, motivation, and loneliness to cheating, openness, flexibility, social media, and digital divides. Veletsianos also draws on these case studies to offer recommendations for the future and lessons learned. The elusive nature of online learners' experiences, the book reveals, is a problem because it prevents us from doing better: from designing more effective online courses, from making evidence-informed decisions about online education, and from coming to our work with the full sense of empathy that our students deserve. Writing in an evocative, accessible, and concise manner, Veletsianos concretely demonstrates why it is so important to pay closer attention to the stories of students—who may have instructive and insightful ideas about the future of education.

Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19

Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 234
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781000426816
ISBN-13 : 1000426815
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education during COVID-19 by : Roy Y. Chan

This timely volume documents the immediate, global impacts of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) on teaching and learning in higher education. Focusing on student and faculty experiences of online and distance education, the text provides reflections on novel initiatives, unexpected challenges, and lessons learned. Responding to the urgent need to better understand online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, this book investigates how the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) impacted students, faculty, and staff experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown. Chapters initially look at the challenges faced by universities and educators in their attempts to overcome the practical difficulties involved in developing effective online programming and pedagogy. The text then builds on these insights to highlight student experiences and consider issues of social connection and inequality. Finally, the volume looks forward to asking what lessons COVID-19 can offer for the future development of online and distance learning in higher education. This engaging volume will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in online teaching and eLearning, curriculum design, and more, specifically those involved with the digitalization of higher education. The text will also support further discussion and reflection around pedagogical transformation, international teaching and learning, and educational policy more broadly.

AI Injected e-Learning

AI Injected e-Learning
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 99
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9783319679280
ISBN-13 : 3319679287
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis AI Injected e-Learning by : Matthew Montebello

This book reviews a blend of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches that can take e-learning to the next level by adding value through customization. It investigates three methods: crowdsourcing via social networks; user profiling through machine learning techniques, and personal learning portfolios using learning analytics. Technology and education have drawn closer together over the years as they complement each other within the domain of e-learning, and different generations of online education reflect the evolution of new technologies as researcher and developers continuously seek to optimize the electronic medium to enhance the effectiveness of e-learning. Artificial intelligence (AI) for e-learning promises personalized online education through a combination of different intelligent techniques that are grounded in established learning theories while at the same time addressing a number of common e-learning issues. This book is intended for education technologists and e-learning researchers as well as for a general readership interested in the evolution of online education based on techniques like machine learning, crowdsourcing, and learner profiling that can be merged to characterize the future of personalized e-learning.