Sustainable Blended Learning in STEM Education for Students with Additional Needs

ISBN-13: 9789819934966 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Opis

This book comprehensively covers sustainable blended learning approach in each of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) disciplines. The book also includes the compilation of detailed concepts of blended learning ranging from definition, need, features, models, advantages and disadvantages and comparisons with traditional face-to-face learning. Sustainable blended learning in K-12 education has an immense role as foundation to learning for students in their early education. Fostering creativity and inculcating problem solving and critical thinking skills are the integral aspect of STEM education, which encourages students to pursue them to for their future careers. This book presents recent practices taken by experts at various levels to promote education in STEM. Furthermore, impact over teacher–student relationships is analyzed. Lastly, sustainable frameworks, strategies and implementation to incorporate students with additional needs are explored.

Spis treści

Roles and Responsibilities of a Virtual Teacher

Hybrid Learning System: Analysis, Opportunities, Challenges, and Prospects

COVID-19 Pandemic and changing dynamics in Teaching and Learning Strategies: A study of student-centric blended learning approach

Blended Learning in COVID-19 Era and Way-Forward

Blended learning in COVID-19 Era: Pre and Post COVID times, Lessons learned and way forward

An investigative study of students’ and faculty perspective towards transition to online teaching during COVID-19 pandemic

Survey of Blended Learning Approaches, Frameworks, Tools and Techniques for Science and Management Students

Blended Learning and STEM Education for students with special needs and learning disabilities

Designing Integrative and Collaborative Learning for Students with Special Needs and Learning

Disabilities in an Inclusive Classroom

Maintaining Performance and QoS of Software Tools for Remote-Teaching Environment

Students’ Learning Outcomes and Emerging Practices of Blended learning: A case study
Collaborative and Sustainable Blended Learning in UTAS Salalah

Integration of Blended Mode of Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Engineering Content at Higher Educational Institutions

Exploring the Scope of Learning Analytics in Blended Learning Environments

O autorze

Dr. Neelu Jyothi Ahuja is a professor and the head of the Department of Systemics at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. She has successfully completed 5 government-sponsored R&D projects under various schemes, such as Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI) and Technology Intervention for Disabled and Elderly (TIDE), both of which were funded by Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) division of Department of Science & Technology (DST). Her research projects focus on teaching–learning processes, learning styles, learning environments and interventions for learning disabled. Ten students were awarded Ph.D. under her supervision, and she currently has 4 Ph.D. students.

 

Adarsh Kumar received his master’s degree (M. Tech) in software engineering from Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India, in 2005 and earned his Ph.D. degree from the Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida, India, in 2016. From 2005 to 2016, he was an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Currently, he works at the School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India, as an associate professor. His main research interests include cybersecurity, cryptography, network security and ad hoc networks. He has published more than 60 research papers in academic journals, conferences and workshops. He participated in the European Union H2020 sponsored research project, and he is currently involved in 2 research projects sponsored by UPES.

 

Dr. Anand Nayyar received his Ph.D. in computer science from Desh Bhagat University in 2017 by research in wireless sensor networks and swarm intelligence. He currently works in the Faculty of Information Technology, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam. He has published more than 100 research papers in various international journals. He has also authored, co-authored or edited more than 30 books in computer science discipline. Currently, he works on wireless sensor networks, IoT, swarm intelligence, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, drones, blockchain, cyber security, network simulation and wireless communications. He is an associate editor for Wireless Networks (Springer), Computer Communications (Elsevier), IET Quantum Communications (Wiley) and many other journals. He is one of the editor-in-chiefs of International Journal of Smart Vehicles and Smart Transportation (IGI Global).