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Taylor & Francis International Handbook of ELearning Volume 1
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Taylor & Francis International Handbook of ELearning Volume 2 Implementation and Case Studies Routledge International Handbooks of Education
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Taylor & Francis Integrating Library Use Skills Into the General Education Curriculum
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Artificial Intelligence and Learning Futures
Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence and Learning Futures: Critical Narratives of Technology and Imagination in Higher Education explores the implications of artificial intelligence's adoption in higher education and the challenges to building sustainable instead of dystopic schooling. As AI becomes integral to both pedagogy and profitability in today's colleges and universities, a critical discourse on these systems and algorithms is urgently needed to push back against their potential to enable surveillance, control, and oppression. This book examines the development, risks, and opportunities inherent to AI in education and curriculum design, the problematic ideological assumptions of intelligence and technology, and the evidence base and ethical imagination required to responsibly implement these learning technologies in a way that ensures quality and sustainability. Leaders, administrators, and faculty as well as technologists and designers will find these provocative and accesTable of ContentsIntroduction Section 1: Education, Artificial Intelligence and Ideology 1. The Ideological Roots of Intelligence. 2. Imaginations, Education and the American Dream 3. The Narrative Construction of AI Section 2: Higher Learning 4. Automation of Teaching and Learning 5. Surveillance, Control and Power – the AI Challenge 6. Beauty and the Love for Learning Section 3: The Future of Higher Education 7. Imagination and Education 8. Scenarios for Higher Education 9. Re-storying Higher Learning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Teachers and Teaching PostCOVID
Book SynopsisFeaturing a broad swathe of academic research and perspectives from international contributors, this book will capture and share important lessons from the pandemic experience for teaching practice and teacher learning more broadly.Looking at core teaching values such as the facilitation of learning, the promotion of fairness and equality, and community building, the book centres the records of teachers' experiences from diverse educational phases and locations that illuminate how the complexity of teaching work is entangled in the emotional, relational, and embodied nature of teachers' everyday lives. Through rich, qualitative data and first-hand experience, the book informs the decisions of teachers and those who train, support, and manage them, promoting sustainable, positive transformation within education for the benefit of educators and learners alike.This book will be of use to scholars, practitioners, and researchers involved with teachers and teacher educationTrade Review"This truly is a book of our time, which I believe every educationalist should read. This book gives voice to worldwide perspectives on education post-COVID from Early Years teachers in the Caribbean to menopausal women in the UK. It gives a fascinating perspective on both the challenges and positive impacts of COVID-19. The ‘call for action’ is a passionate challenge to re-think what it is to be a teacher, to nurture the autonomy of teachers and work together to support and care for each other. It has to be one of the most powerful books I have read in a long while and is likely to remain next to my desk to share and revisit repeatedly."Jo Tregenza, Reader in Education at University of Sussex and Vice President of the United Kingdom Literacy Association"This is an important book. It explores the intersection between the professional and personal lives of teachers and academics and the focus on teachers' family life opens up big questions about the future of education globally, especially for the majority of the workforce who are women. Women educators and leaders work in an inequitable and inflexible system. Their voices are clearly expressed throughout the chapters and we need to hear them as it is clear the status quo is no longer adequate for women. This book will help to recalibrate the future of educational practice and it can't come soon enough for most of the education workforce."Vivienne Porritt OBE, co-founder and Strategic Leader of #WomenEd, author, and Vice President of the Chartered College of TeachingTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Teachers and Teaching Post-COVID Priorities: Reassessing Roles and Responsibilities 2. Part-time women teachers- having it all? 3. Experiences of student teacher mothers before and during COVID-19: lessons in flexibility 4. Teaching through the menopause: A flexible work paradox 5. Teacher well-being in times of COVID 6. Stories found within higher education: shifting professional identities of academics 7. Claiming professionalisation: Supporting Caribbean early childhood teachers’ professional identities post-COVID-19 Alliances: Relationships, Connections and Community 8. “We're Still Trying To Figure Out Every Single Day”: Teaching Since COVID-19 9. New ways of working and new opportunities: Early childhood leaders’ professional practice post-COVID 10. Pandemic Parenting – Balancing Change, Capabilities, and Culture 11. Stacking Stories as Inquiry into Practice: Co-Teaching an Online Literacy Club for Youth Re-imaginings: New Ways of Teaching and Being a Teacher 12. What the COVID-19 Pandemic has taught us about becoming a teacher: Lessons for Post-pandemic realities 13. Opportunities for Modernising and Revolutionising Education Systems Post-COVID: Drawing on an international survey of teachers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic 14. Sociomaterial perspectives on hybrid learning in primary classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic 15. Learning to Read the (Digital) Room During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Teacher Perspectives 16. Post-COVID Pedagogy: Intersectional Identities and Technological Spaces Conclusion 17. COVID-19: A Catalyst for Change
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Designing Learning
Book SynopsisBridging the gap between theory and practice, this fully updated new edition of Designing Learning offers accessible guidance to help those new to teaching in higher education to design and develop a course. With new considerations to the higher education context, this book uses current educational research to support staff in their endeavour to design and develop modules and degree courses of the highest quality. Offering guidance on every stage, from planning to preparing materials and resources, with a focus on the promotion of learning, this book considers: Course design models and shapes, and their impact on learning How the external influences of learning and teaching are translated by different institutions How to match the content of a course to its outcomes Frameworks to enable communication between staff and students about expectations and standards Taking into account thTable of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; Series Editor Introduction; Foreword; Chapter One: The Higher Education Context; Chapter Two: How your teaching fits into the big picture; Chapter Three: What are you students supposed to learn and be able to do?; Chapter Four: Matching your content to outcomes – and not the other way around; Chapter Five: Selecting the appropriate teaching and learning methods; Chapter Six: Designing Assessment and Feedback Opportunities; Chapter Seven: Learning materials and resources for diverse learners; Chapter Eight: Supporting your learners; Chapter Nine: Managing your course; Chapter Ten: Engaging your students and creating a learning community; Chapter Eleven: Does the course work? Evaluating and Evidencing your Practice; References
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essentials of Online Course Design
In spite of the proliferation of online learning, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and wariness in those who need to create them. The second edition of Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. At its core is a set of standards that are based on best practices in the field of online learning and teaching. Pedagogical, organizational, and visual design principles are presented and modeled throughout the book, and users will quickly learn from the guide's hands-on approach. The course design process begins with the elements of a classroom syllabus which, after a series of guided steps, easily evolve into an online course outline.The guide's key features include: a practical approach informed by theory clean interior design that offers straightforward guidance from page one clear and jarg
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Educators Guide to Producing New Media and
Book SynopsisDigital video, audio, and text have never been more popular, and educators need to know how to make new media work in all types of learning environments. The Educator's Guide to Producing New Media and Open Educational Resources provides practical advice on how to produce and use open access resources to support student learning. This realistic how-to guide is written for education professionals in any discipline seeking to transform their instruction with technology.Trade Review"Brown and Green have spent a quarter of a century creating and sharing digital resources for teaching and learning. In this book, they do an outstanding job discussing a variety of ‘new media’ (digitally produced pieces that combines images, sound, and/or interactivity) and ‘open educational resources.’ They provide practical advice on how to produce media, including ways for using, creating, editing, distributing, and embedding them. This book will benefit any instructor looking to integrate technology into their teaching."—Florence Martin, Associate Professor in Instructional Systems Technology, Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA"Brown and Green have done it again. Their conversational tone sets the reader at ease as they effectively break down concepts many consider difficult. This book is a valuable resource for both the novice and experienced educator who wants to create and share open educational resources."—John H. Curry, Associate Professor of Educational Technology and EdD Program Coordinator, Morehead State University, USATable of ContentsChapter 1: New Media and Open Educational Resources DefinedChapter 2: Digital VideoChapter 3: Digital AudioChapter 4: Digital TextChapter 5: Curated Digital MediaChapter 6: Copyright ConsiderationsChapter 7: Instructional Media Production and EvaluationReferences
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Wild and Free Nature
Book SynopsisThe companion to The Call of the Wild + Free: styled in the lush aesthetic of the Wild + Free brand, a four-color book offering outdoor activities and essays, that parents, educators, and caregivers can use to inspire their children.Wild and Free Nature is a beautiful, four-color resource book for parents, educators, and caregivers to enjoy doing hands-on activities outside with kids. One of the core philosophies behind Wild + Free is the belief that nature is the best classroom we could ever hope for. It unlocks the imagination and inspires creativity in ways that a schoolroom never could.Being out in nature has a number of benefits. Studies show that children are more likely to interact with kids of different ages and learn to problem solve in natural settings. Being in natural settings stimulates the brain and restores cognitive function. Children who spend time in natural settings also interact better with kids of all ages and learn to solve problems more easily. They build muscle and coordination and fend off obesity. It cultivates a sense of responsibility for caring for the earth, not to mention, encourages imaginative play, curiosity, and other qualities necessary to spark a love for investigation and learning.This resource book will help equip parents and adults who work with children to get them outdoors with activities such as: Build a treehouse in the woods. Cultivate a garden plot. Make land art and nature crafts. Create a mud kitchen in the backyard. Go for a nature walk each morning. Find a secret swimming hole. Go to the creek to learn about the water cycle. Plant a garden to see what will grow in your backyard. Raise monarch caterpillars and feed them milkweed until they transform into butterflies. Set up a birdwatching station in your front window equipped with binoculars, notebooks, and bird guides. Make a wilderness fort with the fallen branches from trees. With the same lush photography as The Call of the Wild + Free, this book includes step-by-step pictures that show parents how to do the activity, and essays on the importance of nature in a child''s life.
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MIT Press Ltd The Distributed Classroom Learning in LargeScale
Book SynopsisA vision of the future of education in which the classroom experience is distributed across space and time without compromising learning.What if there were a model for learning in which the classroom experience was distributed across space and time--and students could still have the benefits of the traditional classroom, even if they can't be present physically or learn synchronously? In this book, two experts in online learning envision a future in which education from kindergarten through graduate school need not be tethered to a single physical classroom. The distributed classroom would neither sacrifice students' social learning experience nor require massive development resources. It goes beyond hybrid learning, so ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic, and MOOCs, so trendy a few years ago, to reimagine the classroom itself. David Joyner and Charles Isbell, both of Georgia Tech, explain how recent developments, including distance learning and learning mana
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Zondervan The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving for
Book SynopsisThe Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving for Little Ones---part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books---is perfect for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with even the youngest readers.
£8.61
Zondervan Adventures with Fiona
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Zondervan NIV Ultimate Bible for Girls Faithgirlz Edition
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£43.99
Zondervan NIV Adventure Bible Leathersoft Brown Full Color
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£35.99
Zondervan Bible Gems to Remember Devotions for Kids
Book SynopsisHelp little ones dig deeper into faith as they memorize bible verses! Enhanced with beautiful gemstone photographs throughout, Bible Gems to Remember Devotions for Kids gives young readers 52 devotions—one for each week of the year—to read, reflect upon, and put into practice. By the end of the year, children will have learned more than 52 easy-to-memorize Scripture verses!God can accomplish amazing things with just a few words. Imagine what he could do in the heart of a child who memorizes and meditates on these short “gems” of wisdom from the Bible.Scripture is filled with “gemstones”—concise statements of five words or less that hold great value, meaning, and power. This gemstone, photo-driven devotional includes 52 of these special Bible gems to memorize as well as additional gems to ponder at the end of the devotion.Bible Gems to Remember Devotions for Kids, Trade ReviewAuthor Robin Schmitt was inspired by the words of the apostle Paul in 1 Cor. 14:19--about speaking five clear words of instruction--to create this devotional for children ages 8-12. The devotions focus on helping kids memorize what Schmitt calls Bible Gems, or Gemstones, nuggets of truth in five words or fewer found in Scripture. Schmitt hopes his book will help children learn what the Bible teaches and put it into practice, shaping their characters and building them up in faith, now and in the years ahead. As Schmitt relates biblical stories relevant to each Bible Gem, he shares how they connect to the joys, challenges, fears, and triumphs of kids today. He also encourages his readers to see how God meets them in their everyday lives--strengthening in weakness, providing for needs, loving unconditionally, and more. Schmitt repeatedly points out that kids--and adults--grow in godliness, not through their own efforts or strength, but because of God's work within human hearts and minds, accomplishing the transformation that only he has the power to bring about. This meaningful devotional is suitable for family mealtimes or for individual use by older children. * The Banner *
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Zondervan The Berenstain Bears Bless Our Pets
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Zondervan Fiona Goes to School
Book SynopsisIn this Level 1 I Can Read book about Fiona the hippo, emergent readers follow Fiona and her zoo friends as they go to school for the first time. Fiona and her friends learn about other animals as well as an important lesson from Mr. Barn Owl.
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Zondervan Fiona Goes to School
Book SynopsisIn this Level 1 I Can Read book about Fiona the hippo, emergent readers follow Fiona and her zoo friends as they go to school for the first time. Fiona and her friends learn about other animals as well as an important lesson from Mr. Barn Owl.
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Zondervan Fiona Gets the Sniffles
Book SynopsisFiona Gets the Sniffles: In this Level 1 I Can read book about Fiona the hippo, emergent readers join Fiona and her friends Fox, Cheetah, and Chicken as they figure out just how to help Mr. Elephant feel better when he gets the sniffles and sneezes.
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Zondervan Fiona Gets the Sniffles Level 1 I Can Read A
Book SynopsisFiona Gets the Sniffles: In this Level 1 I Can read book about Fiona the hippo, emergent readers join Fiona and her friends Fox, Cheetah, and Chicken as they figure out just how to help Mr. Elephant feel better when he gets the sniffles and sneezes.
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Zondervan Fiona Plays Soccer
Book SynopsisFiona Plays Soccer: In this Level 1 I Can Read book about Fiona the hippo, emergent readers join Fiona and her friends find a soccer ball and decide to play. But what happens when the ball gets stuck in a tree, lost in the pond, and goes down a meerkat hole?
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Zondervan Fiona Plays Soccer Level 1 I Can Read A Fiona
Book SynopsisFiona Plays Soccer: In this Level 1 I Can Read book about Fiona the hippo, emergent readers join Fiona and her friends find a soccer ball and decide to play. But what happens when the ball gets stuck in a tree, lost in the pond, and goes down a meerkat hole?
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Zondervan The Beginners Bible Lets Meet Jesus
Book SynopsisIf you’re looking to introduce the little hearts in your life to the big heart of Jesus, then look no further than The Beginner''s Bible Let''s Meet Jesus—connecting young readers to Christ in a fun, lasting, meaningful way. With colorful illustrations, classic art, and easy-to-read text highlighting the life of Jesus, this board book is perfect for little ones beginning their journey of faith.The Beginner''s Bible Let''s Meet Jesus: Is great for children ages 0–4 Makes a great gift for Easter, Christmas, birthdays, or holiday gift exchanges Fits perfectly into small hands and can easily be wiped clean Features colorful illustrations, classic art from The Beginner’s Bible, and simple, easy-to-read text Is a wonderful introduction to the bestselling Beginner’s Bible® brand, with over 25 million
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Zondervan The Berenstain Bears Play a Fair Game
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Zondervan The Berenstain Bears Do the Right Thing
Book SynopsisIn The Berenstain Bears Do the Right Thing, Sister Bear finds herself in possession of a one-of-a-kind doll that doesn’t belong to her. After talking with Brother Bear, will she listen to her conscience and do the right thing?
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Zondervan The Berenstain Bears Love Is Kind
Book SynopsisIn The Berenstain Bears Love is Kind, good manners have started to wear a little thin in the Bear family’s tree house. Grizzly Gran does not approve. But rather than scold and complain, she visits the Bears and brings them a gift---the perfect reminder that being polite and kind are very important.
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Zondervan The Berenstain Bears Bears on Time
Book SynopsisThe Bear family is a busy family. They have lots to do! They have to get to school, to soccer practice, to music lessons, and the grocery store. They have to go to the doctor, the dentist, the vet, the barber, and the beauty parlor. Papa Bear comes up with a lateness plan and when it begins to work everyone feels better!
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Zondervan Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector
Book SynopsisAll the questions about the mysterious and powerful Triple T Token come to a head as Arcade seeks out the truth behind this magical object once and for all.? Arcade and the Dazzling Truth Detector is the fourth and final book in the humorous and imaginative Coin Slot Chronicles series by New York Times bestselling author, former NFL running back, and?Dancing with the Stars?champion Rashad Jennings.What does the last T on the Triple T Token stand for? Where did the token come from? What did Arcade’s mom do with it when she had it? And why does Arcade have it now? Arcade and Zoe Livingston have been on a quest for truth ever since the mysterious lady gave Arcade the token, said, “Happy Travels,” then vanished. Now,
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Zondervan Arcade and the Fiery Metal Tester
Book SynopsisNew York City may be experiencing the hottest summer on record, but things for eleven-year-old Arcade Livingston keep heating up. After receiving a suspicious warning atop the Empire State Building, Arcade and his friends will have their mettle tested as they continue their journey with the Triple T Token. Arcade and the Fiery Metal Tester?is the third book in the humorous and imaginative Coin Slot Chronicles series by New York Times bestselling author, former NFL running back, and Dancing with the Stars champion Rashad Jennings.With the warning of “Things will heat up in all areas to test your mettle” still ringing in Arcade’s ears, there’s no time to waste, but can he control the Triple T Token? Arcade is tested like never before as he needs to use the TripleTrade ReviewIn Volume 3 of the Coin Slot Chronicles, 11-year-old Arcade Livingston and older sister Zoe must harness their patience and compassion. Retired NFL running back Jennings, writing with veteran children's writer Osborne, developed the Arcade Livingston series after finding success with his book for adults, The If in Life (written with Michael Strahan, 2018). As the book opens, the Livingston parents set goals with their children: to step into the positive character traits of patience and compassion, in accordance with their Christian faith (references to which are lightly sprinkled throughout the text). These goals inform the adventures that follow. The novels can stand alone but are deepened when read together, so maybe that's the best way for readers to understand the full story behind this mysterious Triple T Token and its time-traveling powers. Readers learn that it can take Arcade and Zoe to times and places they've never been with strange people surrounding them, yet this story isn't always about what's happening way out there. There's the serious inside things too. There's Arcade's best friend, Doug, who is being moved to Florida when he wants nothing more than to be close to his ailing grandmother. Is there something that this mysterious Triple T Token can do about that? Does trying to control the power of the token only create further chaos? Dotted with significant life lessons for young readers, who might prefer to start with Volume 1. (Fantasy. 8-12) * Kirkus Reviews *
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Zondervan Meet the Daniels Sisters
Book SynopsisFun, relatable, and inspirational, the Daniels Sisters books bring hours of reading enjoyment for tween girls. This Faithgirlz 3-in-1 collection is a great value for these popular fiction books, which speak to girls looking to express their talents and individuality alongside their faith, and focusing on issues every girl will face in their life.From the family that brought you the Lena in the Spotlight series and the popular For Girls Like You brand comes this collection of fiction about three young sisters finding their way in the world and having fun along the way. With true-to-life stories about diverse tween girls and their struggles, joys, and adventures, these books are sure to become favorites for girls ages 8–12.Meet the Daniels Sisters is: Ideal for gift giving Great for summer reading Perfect for girls who enjoy relatable stories and realistic fiction A trusted read with inspirational themes
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Zondervan The Case for Heaven Young Readers Edition
Book SynopsisBestselling Christian author and former journalist Lee Strobel takes readers on a journey of discovery as he presents evidence for heaven and provides answers to kids’ most critical questions about both heaven and hell.Trade Review'This book provides Scriptural and experienced based truths that help children understand what they can be certain of about heaven. Chapters focus on topics like whether we have souls, will there be pets in heaven, and will there be rewards in heaven. When read alongside an adult who can wonder alongside the reader and help them answer further questions, these chapters can be wonderful tools to help them deepen their understanding of heaven. Each chapter has a section at the end that is entitled 'cross examination'. These questions can be used as discussions with trusted mentors or as points for further research. There's a tidy resource list at the end of the book, along with a collection of Scripture passages that discuss heaven...If readers walk away with one tidbit to help guide their wonderings, it should be from the story of Zayden in chapter 6. This twelve-year-old decides to ask many trusted people about heaven and comes away with the decision that he should focus on what he does know as factual. Yes, we will always have questions and wonderings. These should be tools that help spur us further into research. But the presence of questions does not negate what is true. This book can be a good tool for adults to use with children as they wrestle with questions about their faith. Providing space for wondering, ways to find information, and the knowledge of what is true go long ways to building on a person's spiritual development.' * Practical Resources for Churches *Named by Outreach Magazine as an 'Also Recommended' Book in the Kids and amp; Youth Category, Outreach Resources of the Year 2022 * Outreach Magazine *
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Random House USA Inc What Your Third Grader Needs to Know Revised and
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Vida Publishers La Biblia Para Principiantes
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Vida Publishers Nbla Biblia Aventura Interior a Color Leathersoft
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Vida Publishers Nbla Biblia Aventura Interior a Color Leathersoft
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Vida Nbla Biblia Aventura Interior a Color Tapa Dura
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Johns Hopkins University Press Wikipedia U
Book SynopsisLeitch regards Wikipedia as an ideal instrument for probing the central assumptions behind liberal education, making it more than merely, as one of its severest critics has charged, the encyclopedia game, played online.Trade ReviewIn this thoughtful and thorough analysis, the author demonstrates how technology has complicated and enriched learning. This work is ideal for teachers, students, librarians, and would-be Wikipedia contributors. Library Journal This book is an excellent treatise on the controversy over authority and experience. Scholarly, written for an academic or more specialized audience, it is still accessible to the general reader, and well worth the effort... This important book is an essential discussion about how knowledge is disseminated and when it should be believed. -- Gretchen Wagner San Francisco Book Review In this deceptively slender volume, Leitch gathers a fascinating set of narratives around the nature of authority in the academic world... engaging and controversial... a critical (in several senses) debate about the very nature of authority and how it can, and must, evolve and be refined as both society and technology change around us. -- John Gilbey Times Higher Education Leitch's innovation is to spin the table in both directions: He uses the values of higher education to expose the contradictions of Wikipedia, but he just as deftly employs Wikipedia's ethos to expose the paradoxes of liberal education's own claims to authority. -- Timothy Messer-Kruse Chronicle of Higher Education This book considers the nature of knowledge, its authority, and its new challenges in the age of the internet, and considers its role behind liberal education processes as a whole. The result is a fine study that should be in any college-level collection. Midwest Book Review This book offers an engagine discussion of important questions of authority. Canadian Journal of Higher Education Wikipedia U is a useful handbook for teachers hoping to help students navigate information in our digital age. Pedagogy Leitch digs into this apparently straightforward contradiction to uncover any number of complications-he calls them paradoxes-of authority on both the online and liberal-education sides. Change: The Magazine of Higher LearningTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Battle of the Books1. Origin Stories2. Paradoxes of Authority3. The Case against Wikipedia4. Playing the Encylopedia Game5. Tommor and Tomorrow and TomorrowAppendix: Exercises for Exploring Wikipedia and AuthorityNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Teaching Online
Book SynopsisFaculty members, researchers, instructional designers, students, administrators, and policy makers who engage with online learning will find this book an invaluable resource.Trade ReviewThis is an excellent book! It's comprehensive, covering all the topics relevant to online teaching. It's well-researched and identifies many useful sources... If you're teaching online and haven't treated yourself to a good book, I'd recommend this one. Teaching Professor [The] structure and content will... prompt reflection into the changing realm of what it means to be a university faculty member. PsycCRITIQUES ...Teaching Online offer[s] valuable practical help in sevearl key areas such as course structure and planning, the teacher's persona in the online course, communication, student engagement and community of learning, and much more...I strongly recommend it. Reflective TeachingTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Teaching Online as Instructional Change2. Faculty Knowledge3. Views of Learning4. Course Structure5. Course Planning6. Intellectual Property7. Instructional Time8. Teacher Persona9. Communication10. Student Rights11. Student Engagement12. CommunityConclusionNotesReferecesList of ContributorsIndex
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Tyndale House Publishers Everything You Need to Know about Homeschooling
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Hatherleigh Press,U.S. Home School Family Fitness: The Complete Physical
Book SynopsisEverything a home schooling parent needs to educate their children and meet physical education requirements.Physical fitness requirements are a part of the required curriculum for parents who want to teach their children in their homes, but it can be difficult to provide structured exercise plans. Parents homeschooling their children may be left wondering how to encourage a healthy lifestyle or teach them how to participate in team sports. Home School Family Fitness is here to answer those questions. Written by Bruce Whitney, father and home school teacher, the book provides a definitive guide with lesson plans and labs covering everything from basic games to organized sports, and is a vital resource for anyone educating a child at home. Home School Family Fitness is also for any parent who want to spend quality time with their children and see them grow up healthy and well. Home School Family Fitness explains the fundamentals of exercise in a fun way, teaching kids to achieve and maintain fitness throughout their lives. Its curriculum includes: ■ 40 weeks of lesson plans and easy-to-use fitness tests, including swimming■ Indoor, outdoor, sport-related, and snow games modified for home use■ Modified rules to make games suitable for one to four participants of mixed ages■ Sections on strength, endurance, flexibility, and aerobic fitnessHome School Family Fitness is an astonishingly complete guidebook for the homeschooling parent and makes you wish your PE teachers had been so creative.
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Homeschool Math Bundle Grade 1
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Evan-Moor Educational Publishers Homeschool Spelling Bundle Grade 3
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ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Distance and E-learning in Transition: Learning
Book SynopsisThe rushed development of information and communication technologies and their impact on the world of learning in the last decade have profoundly changed the paradigms, scenarios and values at all levels of education. The professionalization of tools and practices, in addition to the consolidation of academic and practical knowledge, has been a major continuing issue throughout these years. The annual conferences of the largest European professional community in distance and e-learning have been setting the landmarks in this process. The selection from this unique knowledge pool demonstrates the deepening and consolidation of knowledge and experience. This book presents the developments in the field of open, distance and e-learning, through new technologies, methodologies and tools, which have profoundly changed the paradigms, scenarios and values at all levels of education over the last decade.Table of ContentsForeword xxvii Alan Tait Introduction xxix Ulrich Bernath, András Szücs, Alan Tait and Martine Vidal PART 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING 1 PART 1.1. SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 3 Chapter 1. Challenges Facing Distance Education in the 21st Century: Policy and Research Implications 5 Sarah Guri-Rosenblit Chapter 2. The Evolving Role of Universities: Increasing Openness and Relevance 23 Anne Gaskell and Roger Mills Chapter 3. The Internet and the Education System: An Optimization Policy 35 Roni Aviram Chapter 4. “E-Learning” Meets “Digital Media”: New Strategic Questions for Higher Education 45 Jim Devine Chapter 5. Preparing Educational Institutions for Online ODL. How Theory May Support Change Strategies in Traditional Universities 57 Annette Lorentsen Chapter 6. Higher Education Quality as an Organizational Culture 69 Ulf-Daniel Ehlers Chapter 7. E-learning and the Quality of Knowledge in a Globalized World 85 Sylvia van de Bunt-Kokhuis PART 1.2. EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND E-LEARNING 107 Chapter 8. E-Learning and the Future of Distance Education 109 Ormond Simpson Chapter 9. Access and Efficiency in the Development of Distance Education and E-Learning 119 Thomas Hülsmann Chapter 10. Examining the Effectiveness of Distance Education: Results from Multilevel Modeling 141 Tim Seifert, Bruce Sheppard and Ann Marie Vaughan Chapter 11. Quantitative Cost-Effectiveness Model for Web-supported Academic Instruction 151 Anat Cohen and Rafi Nachmias Chapter 12. A Particular Aspect of Cost Analysis in Distance Education: Time 161 Massimo Loi and Bruno Ronsivalle PART 1.3. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 169 Chapter 13. Moving eCompetence Ahead – From Conceptual Foundations to Strategic Practice 171 Dirk Schneckenberg Chapter 14. Designing Collaborative Learning for Competence Development 195 Ulf-Daniel Ehlers Chapter 15. Academic Staff in Traditional Universities: Motivators and Demotivators in the Adoption of E-learning 217 Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox Chapter 16. The Role of Tutors as a Fundamental Component of Online Learning Support 235 Maggie McPherson and Miguel Baptista Nunes Chapter 17. Teachers’ Professional Development for the Technology Enhanced Classroom in the School of Tomorrow 247 Henrik Hansson Chapter 18. Eleven Competences for the Teacher Using ICTs: a Quali-quantitative Research Pattern 261 Alberto Cattaneo and Elena Boldrini Chapter 19. Educating Tutors – and Ourselves. A Report from a Collective Effort 291 Ivar Børsheim, Atle Schaathun, Hans Øistein Skauerud, Unn Spjelkavik and Ilmi Willbergh PART 1.4. SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES OF DISTANCE AND E-LEARNING 301 Chapter 20. Globalization – an Opportunity for the “Uneducated” to Become “Learned” or Further “Excluded”? 303 Mary Bolger Chapter 21. Beyond Barriers: Intercultural Learning and Inclusion in Globalized Paradigms 311 Alan Bruce Chapter 22. Women in Distance Learning: Second Chance or Third Shift? 325 Athanassia Aggeli and Paraskevi Vassala Chapter 23. E-learning for Senior Citizens 335 Sonia Hetzner and Paul Held Chapter 24. Distance Education in Prisons: an Educational Right or a Privilege? The Case of “Student Inmates” 349 Fanny Salane PART 2. TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN THE MAKING 369 PART 2.1. PEDAGOGICAL CONCEPTS 371 Chapter 25. Role of Technology in Enhancing Learning 373 Alan Brown Chapter 26. Learning Face-to-Face, In-action and On-line: Integrated Model of Lifelong Learning 385 Luciano Galliani and Paula de Waal Chapter 27. The Bottles are New but What of the Wine? Managing Learning and Teaching in Web 2.0 395 Michael G. Moore Chapter 28. Student Perceptions of Immediacy and Social Presence in Distance Education 411 Steve Wheeler and Fraser Reid PART 2.2. LEARNER NEEDS, STYLES AND IDENTITIES, PERCEPTIONS, READINESS 427 Chapter 29. The Natives are Restless. Higher Education and the Culture of the Digital Natives 429 Susanne Kjekshus Koch, Inger Carin Grøndal and Gunnar-Johan Schei Chapter 30. Preparing Students for Learning in an Online World: an Evaluation of the Student Passport to eLearning (SPeL) Model 439 Francesca Lorenzi, Kay MacKeogh and Seamus Fox Chapter 31. Perceptions about Time and Learning: Researching the Student Experience 457 Mary Thorpe Chapter 32. Retention and Course Choice in Distance Learning 473 Ormond Simpson Chapter 33. Online Students’ Needs for and Satisfaction with Support Services 485 Torstein Rekkedal Chapter 34. Motivational Characteristics of E-Students 499 Karmela Aleksic-Maslac, Djuro Njavro, Katarina Karalic Chapter 35. Individual Differences in Attitudes Towards and Choices of Learning/Teaching Technology 511 Ruth Beyth-Marom and Kelly Sorozon-Saporta Chapter 36. Online Learners’ Frustration. Implications for Lifelong Learning 519 Federico Borges Sáiz Chapter 37. Reflections on Seeking the “Invisible” Online Learner (and Instructor) 529 Michael F. Beaudoin Chapter 38. Reports of the “Death of Geography” Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Why UK Distance Learning Students Prefer Face-to-Face Tuition 543 Troy Cooper Chapter 39. E-Mentoring to Help Mature Students’ Transition to University 553 Palitha Edirisingha, Mike Hill, Celayne Heaton-Shrestha PART 2.3. COURSE DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 567 Chapter 40. Flexibility Beyond Time and Place: Stretching and Opening the Course 569 Wim de Boer and Betty Collis Chapter 41. Capturing Practice and Scaffolding Learning Design 579 Gráinne Conole Chapter 42. Technologies in Use: How Context and Design Drive their Effects 595 Mary Thorpe, Steve Godwin and Rebecca Fergusson Chapter 43. Involvement, Institutional Roles and Design Models in E-Learning 607 Luca Botturi Chapter 44. Diversity of Strategies to Promote Effective B-Learning: a Case Study in Higher Education 627 Lúcia Pombo, Maria Joao Loureiro, Ana Balula and António Moreira Chapter 45. Assessment of E-Learning Material with the INTERFACE System 645 Károly Hercegfi and Orchidea Edith Kiss Chapter 46. Who Should “Customize” the Knowledge Content: Publishing Scholars or Online Mediators? 659 Christian Bois PART 2.4. COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING 675 Chapter 47. ”More is Different” – How E-Learning within Online Learning Communities Can Make the Difference 677 Virginie Aimard Chapter 48. SocialLearn – Widening Participation and Sustainability of Higher Education 691 Anthony Walton, Martin Weller and Gráinne Conole Chapter 49. Collaborative Learning Using Social Tools for Enquiry, Reflection and Sharing 701 Non Scantlebury Chapter 50. Modeling Interactions in Learning Settings and their Impact on the Learning Process 711 George Neofotistos, Nikitas Kastis, Eleftheria Tsourlidaki and Nikos Voulgarakis Chapter 51. Tools and Instruments Supporting Cooperative Freedom in Virtual Learning Environments 721 Morten Flate Paulsen Chapter 52. Models of Activity, Collaboration and Assessment in Wikis in Academic Courses 745 Edna Tal-Elhasid and Hagit Meishar-Tal PART 2.5. THE WORLD OF WORK – E-SKILLS AND EMPLOYABILITY 759 Chapter 53. E-learning and Earning: The impact of Lifelong E-learning on Organizational Development in an Adverse Economy 761 Jane Simmons Chapter 54. E-learning and E-business: The Need for SMEs to Work Smarter in the New Europe 773 Josephine Browne and Georgina Sweetnam Chapter 55. Putting the Pieces Together: Conceptual Frameworks for Building PLEs with Web 2.0 Tools 783 Ricardo Torres Kompen, Palitha Edirisingha and Richard Mobbs Chapter 56. Personal Learning Environments and Institutional Control 809 Niall Sclater List of Authors 821 Institution Index 833 Name Index 837 Index 853
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