Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner

A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-60566-824-6
Verlag: Information Science Reference

Buch, Englisch, 341 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1437 g

Reihe: Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design

Adult students demand a wider variety of instructional strategies that encompass real-world, interactive, cooperative, and discovery learning experiences. ""Designing Instruction for the Traditional, Adult, and Distance Learner: A New Engine for Technology-Based Teaching"" explores how technology impacts the process of devising instructional plans as well as learning itself in adult students. Containing research from leading international experts, this publication proposes realistic and accurate archetypes to assist educators in incorporating state-of-the-art technologies into online instruction.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tomei, Lawrence A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Allagegogy and the distance learner Andragogy and the adult learner Authentic assessment Conventional assessment Designing online education Pedagogy and the traditional learner Technology-based teaching Text-based resources Virtual assessment Visual-based resources Web-based resources

Über Autor(innen)

Lawrence A. Tomei is associate provost for academic affairs and a professor in education at Robert Morris University. Born in Akron, Ohio, he earned a BSBA from the University of Akron (1972) and entered the US Air Force, serving until his retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1994. Dr. Tomei completed his MPA and MEd at the University of Oklahoma (1975, 1978) and EdD from USC (1983). His articles and books on instructional technology include Professional Portfolios for Teachers (1999), Teaching Digitally: Integrating Technology Into the Classroom (2001), Technology Facade (2002), Challenges of Teaching with Technology Across the Curriculum (2003), and Taxonomy for the Technology Domain (2005).