ISBN:
9781461408635
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (X, 170 p. 4 illus, digital)
Series Statement:
SpringerLink
Series Statement:
Bücher
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Curriculum planning
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Consciousness
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Education
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Education
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Curriculum planning
;
Consciousness
Abstract:
With limited empirical research available on online teaching across cultures especially with Native and Hispanic American students, this book will present the findings of a two-year, Spencer-funded study in creating an inclusive (i.e., multicultural and intergenerational) instructional design model for online learning. The book is expected to provide the readers a field guide of teaching approach (comprising pedagogical, technical, relational and other suggestions for teaching) for inclusive e-learning, with a foundation in the research on how students from different cultures and generation gr
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface; Contents; Part I: Diversity in Online Learning Contexts; Chapter 1: Introduction and Background; Culture and Age Diversity in Designing Inclusive Learning Environments; Definitions of Culture; Ethnicity- and Age-Related Cultural Diversities; Theoretical Perspectives on the Effect of Cultural and Age Differences on Cognition, Communication, and Behavior; Cultural Effect; Effect of Age; Theoretical Perspectives on Cultural and Age Differences in Technology-Mediated Operations; Web-Based Education Across Culture and Age; Research on Cultural Issues in Web-Based Education
Description / Table of Contents:
Research on Age-Related Diversity in Online EducationSummary; An Outline of the Book; References; Chapter 2: Multicultural and Intergenerational Teaching and Learning: Current Research; Constructs of Culture in Higher Education; Cross-Cultural Online Education; Modes and Focus of Research; Research Methods; Populations Studied; Research Questions; Major Findings; Nontraditional Student Success and Intergenerational Online Education; Nontraditional or Adult Student Population Studied; Research Questions; Research Methods; Major Findings; Appendix; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 3: A Two-Year Research Project on Web-Based Teaching and LearningResearch Design; Sites and Participants; Data Collection and Analysis; Interviewing; Online Observation of Learning Events; Online Discussion Transcripts; Document or Artifact Analysis of Online Course Documents; Quantitative Data and Analyses; A Summary of Major Findings; References; Part II:Study Findings; Chapter 4: Diversity in Online Learning Interaction and Participation; Student-Student Interactions; Quantity and Quality of Online Discussions; Diversity in Experience and Perception of Student-Student Interaction
Description / Table of Contents:
Diverse Interpretations of Interaction ParticipationDisciplinary Effect; Mediation of Instructional Design; Technology-Mediated Peer Interaction for Diverse Learners; Weighted Down or Digest; Sense of Trust and Security in Online Interaction; The Presence and Role of Culture and Age During Student-Student Interaction; Multidimensional Cultural Roots; Cultural Roots in Life and Work Involvements; Cultural Roots in Age-Related Experience and Mind-Set; Emergence of Online Interaction Norms; Cross-Cultural, Multicultural, and Intergenerational Adaptation; Student-Instructor Interaction
Description / Table of Contents:
Age, Ethnicity, and Education on Level of Student-Instructor InteractionTechnology-Mediated Presence of Instructor; Shadowy Existence; Personable Presence; Match and Adaptation Between the Teaching and Learning Culture; Student-to-Content Interaction; Time or Frequency in Interacting with Learning Objects; Content Interaction Processes; Absorption Process; Interaction with the Content Packet; The Older, the More Prepared; Archived Content Processing for Language or Culture Learners; Perceived Learning Satisfaction; References; Chapter 5: Cultural Constructs in Teaching and Learning
Description / Table of Contents:
Findings: Cultural Constructs of Teaching and Learning
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4614-0863-5
