Motivation, Leadership and Curriculum Design: Engaging the Net Generation and 21st Century Learners

ISBN-13: 9789811012303 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 256 str.

Caroline Koh

Opis

This book discusses the links between the basis of motivational, leadership and curricular constructs with regards to 21st century and net-generation learning.

Spis treści

1. Understanding and facilitating learning for the Net Generation and 21^st century learner through motivation, leadership and curriculum design.
Caroline Koh

PART 1: MOTIVATING THE 21^st CENTURY AND NET GEN LEARNERS 

2. Identifying Factors Influencing Students’ Motivation and Engagement in Online Courses
Dilani Gedera, John Williams and Noeline Wright

3. Supporting the Needs of 21^st century Learners: A Self-Determination Theory perspective
W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin

4. Examining the Influence of the Big Five Personality Traits on the Relationship between Autonomy, Motivation and Academic Achievement in the 21^st century Learner
Kah Loong Chue

5. Online Assessment and Learner Motivation in the  21^st century
Cathy Gunn

6. Motivating Netizens to Develop Personal Knowledge management skills
Ashwini Datt and Trudi Aspden

7. The Promise of Well-Being for the Net Generation
Collie W. Conoley, Beatriz Bellow, Mercedes Oromendia and Jane Close Conoley

PART 2: LEADING 21^st CENTURY LEARNING

8. A Closer Look at Developing Positive Learning Climate in the 21^st century: The Role of Instructional Leadership Practices
Irene Ng

9. Leadership Influence on the 21^st century Teacher’s Motivation for Professional Development
Maria Sit

10. Using Technology to Scaffold Problem-based Learning in Teacher Education: Its Tensions and Implications for Curriculum Designers
Bee Leng Chua, Oon Seng Tan, Woon Chia Liu

11. Motivating 21^st century learners: The impact of an online reciprocal peer-tutoring initiative for foreign language learning
Constanza Tolosa, Martin East and Helen Villers

12. Leading Technology-Enhanced Learning: Upgrading the Digital Immigrants and Stretching the Natives
Caroline Koh 

PART 3: CURRICULUM DESIGN AND PEDAGOGY FOR 21^st CENTURY AND NET GEN LEARNERS 

13. Designing Student Learning for a Networked World
Judine Ladbrook and Judy Parr

14. Using Mobile Technologies to Provide Feedback on Learning
Alan Ovens, Dawn Garbett and Rena Heap

15. Maximizing the Benefit of Technology for Language Learning
Alexander Yeung, Zhu Chen and Bingyi Li

16. The Implementation of e-Networks to Support Inquiry Learning in Science
John Williams

17. The Use of Creative Problem Solving: Its Effect on Students’ Ability to Problem Find
John Yeo

18. The Playful Curriculum: Making Sense of Purposeful Play in the 21^st century Pre-School Classroom
Susan Sim

EPILOGUE

19. Linking Motivation, Leadership and Curriculum Design in 21^st century Learning

O autorze

Caroline Koh is Assistant Professor with the Psychological Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore. Prior to her current position at NIE, she taught at junior college level for a considerable number of years before a brief stint at the Ministry of Education Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Singapore. Her current teaching responsibilities include coordinating, developing curricula and conducting training for pre-service teachers, as well as professional development courses for experienced teachers. Her prime research focus is on Motivation and Learning, with a special interest in the use of the Self-determination theory in guiding research and classroom practice. In addition, she has conducted research on areas as diverse as group project work, moral development and reasoning, national education, the use of simulation-based learning, and most recently, the use of the e-portfolio as a pedagogical tool.

Blurb

This book discusses the links between the basis of motivational, leadership and curricular constructs with regards to 21st century and net-generation learning. It brings together recent developments in motivation, educational leadership and curriculum design in order to offer a better understanding of what is already known and what is yet to be explored in these fields. It presents a collection of findings on recent educational developments, including topics such as motivating the 21st century learner, leadership practices and influences, curriculum design and models, novel learning environments and 21st century learners and their needs.