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Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education : Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity /

"In the era of the 21st century knowledge society, higher education can play an important role as a driver for innovation, leadership and creativity, as it helps develop not only well informed and knowledgeable citizens but also responsible and creative individuals. The challenges of globalizat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Misseyanni, Anastasia, 1962- (Editor ), Lytras, Miltiadis D., 1973- (Editor ), Papadopoulou, Paraskevi, 1961- (Editor ), Marouli, Christina, 1961- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Edición:First edition.
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  • Front Cover; Active Learning Strategies In Higher Education: Teaching for Leadership, Innovation, and Creativity; Copyright page; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section I. Active Learning in Higher Education: A Theoretical Background; Chapter 1 Toward an Epistemology of Active Learning in Higher Education and Its Promise; Introduction; What Is Driving the Shift to Active Learning?; Changing Pedagogical Paradigms; Designed Instruction or Situated Cognition?; Research Claims about Active Learning; Reaching Reasoned Conclusions about Active Learning.
  • Support (Timely) Application; The Use of Scaffolding; Reflection; Design for Integration Based on Learner Context; What about Technology?; Conclusion; References; Activities to Promote Active Learning Using Problem Solving; Section II. Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education: "Stories" and Lessons Learnt; Chapter 3 Active Learning Stories in Higher Education: Lessons Learned and Good Practices in STEM Education; Introduction; Active Learning as an Evolving Practice: Theoretical Underpinnings and Propositions; Active Learning Underpinnings.
  • Connection of Active Learning to Basic Learning Theories
  • Grounding the Proposition of Active Learning Stories; Active Learning Integrative Model; Active Learning Stories: A Qualitative Analysis of Lessons Learned and Experiences Gained; The Methodology; The Main Findings; Toward an Integrated Model for the Adoption of Active Learning in STEM Education; Lessons for STEM Disciplines; General Lessons Learned; A Stage Model for the Adoption of Active Learning in STEM Disciplines; Conclusion
  • Future Research Directions; References.
  • Chapter 4 Concepts and Communication in the Early Stages of an Environmental Science Degree: A Case Study of Formative Activities and Tasks; Introduction; Overview of the Module: Aims, Structure, and Roles of Learning Activities; The Practice Essay; Communication Exercises: Key Concepts in Environmental Science; The Practice Presentation; Observations, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned: The Enabler's View; References; Appendix A; Chapter 5 Active Learning Strategies: Stories and Lessons Learnt
  • Studying Environment in the Field; Introduction; Literature Review; Case Studies; Learning Disabilities No More?