Transforming Education in the Gulf Region: Emerging Learning Technologies and Innovative Pedagogy for the 21st Century

ISBN-13: 9780815364436 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 240 str.

Opis

This book focuses on the role of emerging technologies and innovative pedagogies in transforming education in six Gulf countries. It has become increasingly evident in recent years that countries in the Gulf region need to use emerging learning technologies to cater for the needs of learners and to provide maximum flexibility in learning.

Spis treści

Foreword  Preface  Section 1: Theoretical Perspectives  1. Adapting Technology Enhanced Learning to Students’ Culture: Faculty Perspectives  2. Situated Learning, pedagogic models and structured tasks in blended course delivery  3. Technology-enhanced language instruction: Are we in the loop?  4. Blended Learning: A promising Learning and Teaching Approach for Higher Education Institutes in the Arab States of the Gulf : A Proposed Open System Model  5.  A Conceptual Model for the Effective Integration of Technology in Saudi Higher Education Systems  Section 2: Practical Applications  6. Mobile Learning in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Theory and Practice  7. PresentationTube: A Network for Producing and Sharing Online Video Lectures at Sultan Qaboos University  8. Initiatives to Innovate Education to Prepare Qatar for the Future  9. Use of Social Media in Technology Enhanced Learning  10.  Student Centred Learning Analytics Dashboard to Empower Students to take Responsibility for their Learning  11. Flipped Classroom as a Form of Blended Learning  12. Managing the Change During E-learning Integration in Higher Education: A Case Study From Saudi Arabia  13. MOOC in the Arab World: A Case Study  14. Smart Classrooms in the context of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) environment: A Holistic Approach  Section 3: The Future  15. Towards Teaching and Learning Mathematics using Mobile Technology  16. The Future of Mobile Learning and Implications for Education and Training  Epilogue: Looking to the future