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  • Basic Education at a Distanceby Chris Yates; Jo Bradley

    RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 64.95

    This book assesses the impact and effect of the experience of basic education at a distance all over the world and in a variety of forms. This is the first major overview of this topic for twenty years. more...

  • Using Learning Technologiesby Elizabeth J. Burge; Margaret Haughey

    RoutledgeFalmer 2001; US$ 64.95

    This edited collection focuses on the issues, practices and experience of using new technology for learning through distance education. more...

  • Blended Learningby Kaye Thorne

    Kogan Page 2003; US$ 16.35

    'Blended learning' is a workable solution that allows trainers and staff developers to integrate online learning within a broader range of more traditional learning techniques. Demonstrating how old and new methods of improving staff performance and learning can work together to give better results, this work aims to provide an ideal guidebook to creating a new style of training. It shows how the concept of blended learning can be applied most effectively as it helps readers make the first ste more...

  • Rethinking University Teachingby Diana Laurillard

    RoutledgeFalmer 1993; US$ 47.50

    An invaluable aid in increasing teachers' understanding of the new technological media, showing how it can improve student learning and teaching efficiency. more...

  • Streaming Mediaby Gregory C. Demetriades

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 50.00

    Helps you choose audio and video equipment, capture and edit, and set up a streaming site. * Explores how streaming media can be delivered via dial-up connections, as well as broadband connections. * CD-ROM includes the author's streaming software package, allowing readers to configure, monitor, and mange a live encoded media stream. * Reviews server issues, digital distribution systems, advanced enterprise streaming, and narrowband versus broadband. * Also addresses legal issues and the future of streaming with wireless devices. more...

  • Partnership in the Learning Marketspaceby Ann Hill Duin; Linda L. Baer; Doreen Starke-Meyerring

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 30.00

    Organizations around the world are forming innovative partnerships to offer virtual learning opportunities to global audiences. This book focuses on the crucial questions higher education leaders are asking about these "learning marketspace" partnerships: What do they look like? How will they influence educational delivery systems? When should an institution initiate such a partnership effort? What type of leader is needed for learning marketspace partnerships? What makes such partnerships successful? Partnering in the Learning Marketspace describes how leaders in higher education, government, community, and business can form productive partnerships to leverage the best content and provide a gateway to that content for learners around the... more...

  • Professional Experience and the Investigative Imaginationby Richard Winter; Paula Sobiechowska; Alyson Buck

    RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 55.95

    This book explains how creative writing can be used successfully in the context of professional education. It argues that there is a role for this imaginative style in an area that has traditionally favoured a more distanced approach. more...

  • Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroomby Rena M. Palloff; Keith Pratt

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 40.00

    Authors Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt have written a comprehensive reference for faculty to use to hone their skills as online instructors and for students to use to become more effective online learners. Filled with numerous examples from actual online courses and insights from teachers and students, Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom covers the entire online teaching process. This essential guide offers helpful suggestions for dealing with such critical issues as evaluating effective courseware, working with online classroom dynamics, addressing the needs of the online student, making the transition to online teaching, and promoting the development of the learning community. more...

  • Convergence of Distance and Conventional Educationby Alan Tait; Roger Mills

    RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 56.95

    This book focuses on the convergence of open and distance learning approaches with conventional education, driven to a considerable extent by a range of technologies which support learning and which are being adopted in all sectors. more...

  • E-learning Tools and Technologiesby William Horton; Katherine Horton

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003; US$ 40.00

    A comprehensive guide to help you cut through the hype in order to select the best E-Learning tools and vendors for your specific needs With its ability to both reduce operating costs and train more people, E-Learning is an attractive option for companies that are trying to balance business and educational goals. But in order to implement an E-Learning program, you'll have to wade through hundreds of learning management systems, learning content management systems, authoring schools, and collaboration environments to determine what solution will work best for your situation. In this in-depth book, recognized E-Learning experts William and Katherine Horton survey the entire field of E-Learning tools for you. They provide you with a systematic... more...