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Global education : trends and applications /
This highly topical book charts how the tools of technology are altering the ways in which education is being delivered and received. It looks at the huge impact of the World Wide Web on current educational practice and what this means for the students and teachers involved. It also covers the other...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1998.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in distance education.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Part I Issues in globalising education; 1 The globalisation of education; Do we need it?; The arguments for global education; Pressures encouraging global education; Dangers of global education; Current practice; A global student body; An international aim; A multicultural course content; Global support structures; Scale of operations; Global institutions; Conclusions; 2 Media for delivering global education; Technologies for teaching at a distance; Text-based systems; Audio systems; Video systems; The Web.
- Synchronous versus asynchronous distance educationAsynchronous delivery; Synchronous delivery; Multi-synchronous course design; Merging synchronous and asynchronous learning; Global technologies here and now; Inertia; Approach to teaching; Development costs; Administering global courses; Multiple media; Conclusions; 3 Pedagogy and global education; Introduction; Establishing quality in a new domain; Changing demands on higher education and training; Assessment in the age of digital media; Collaborative assignments; Web-based assessment; Knowledge management.
- Examinations for a multicultural student bodyCultural considerations in global pedagogy; Course materials; Pedagogical orientation; Assessment; Hypertext and the learning environment; Conclusions; 4 Students and technology-mediated education; The promise of technology-mediated education; Student feedback; A global student body; Telecentres; Technology-mediated strategies for engaging students; Structure; Training; Coherent programmes; Student guide; Conclusion; 5 Organising a global education programme; Re-engineering the organisation; Structural changes; Collaborative policies.
- Teaching methodsTechnology choices; Organisational support structures; Global Alliance for Transnational Education (GATE); Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC); Global accreditation; Steps towards internationalising educational provision; Starting global; Building global delivery; Re-engineering globally; Courses and awards to be offered; Administering student entry; Delivery of the course; Monitoring the quality of the programme; Assessing students; Conclusions; Part II Applications of global education; 6 Global Executive MBA, Duke University, North Carolina; Origins of the course.
- Structure of the courseCourse content; Technology support; Evaluation data; Student feedback; Faculty views; Responsiveness to feedback from students; Leading edge use of technology; Up-to-date course content; Institutional considerations; Analysis and conclusions; Benefits from global perspective; Technology strategy; Pedagogical transformation; Institutional change; 7 Graduate Certificate in Open and Distance Learning, USQ; Origins of the programme; Structure of the course; Evaluation data; Student feedback; Faculty views; Institutional considerations; Analysis and conclusions.