Interactions in Online Education: Implications for Theory and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780415357425 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 272 str.

Charles Juwah

Opis

Interactivity is at the very heart of open and flexible learning, and is evident at all level of engagement, whether between fellow students, students and tutors or students and online learning materials.
By actively engaging a student with learning materials, interactions help to enhance learning by consolidating knowledge and providing context, encouraging reflection, questioning and a deeper understanding of a subject.
This book will be a groundbreaking study into the quality of interactivity in online learning. A collection of research and innovative case material drawn from leading practitioners and academics from around the world, it will scrutinize the role and effectiveness of interactivity and tease out the practical implications for both online course designers and online teachers.

Spis treści

Introduction: Setting the Scene Charles Juwah  Section 1: Theoretical and Pedagogical Perspectives  1. Theoretical Perspectives on Interactivity Online Terry Mayes  2. Engaging Learners with Designers: Encounter Theory as a Model for Enhancing Communication, Interaction and Engagement Rod Sims and John Hedberg  3. Interaction Metaphors for Learning Transactions: Knowledge Construction and Conceptual Understanding Piet Kommers  4. A Framework for Analyzing and Designing e-Learning Interactions Atsusi Hirumi  5. Re-Thinking Interaction: Emotion, Cognition and Context Andrew Ravenscroft  Section 2: Design and Learning Environment
6. A Model for Authentic Activities for Online Learning Jan Herrington, Tom Reeves and Ron Oliver  7. Learning Designs, Learner Interactions and Learning Objects  Barry Harper  8. Simulation: Designing for Interactivity and Higher Order Learning Rik Min  Section 3: Practice  9. Interaction in Learning and Teaching on the Educational Semantic Web Terry Andersen  10. Interactions in Online Discussions. A Pedagogical Perspective Sanjay Mishra and Charles Juwah 11. Interactions in Peer Learning Charles Juwah  12. Interactivity and Interactions in Video Conferencing Teaching Wolfgang Greller  Section 4: Professional Development
13. Professional Development of Online Facilitators in Enhancing Interaction and Engagement: A Framework Santosh Panda and Charles Juwah  14. Developing Competencies for Distance Education Teaching Ramesh C. Sharma and Charles Juwah  15. Conclusions: The Way Forward Charles Juwah

O autorze

Charles Juwah is Senior Educational Development Officer and Deputy Head, Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK.