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Enriching Collaboration and Communication in Online Learning Communities. Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (AMDL) Book Series
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Stevenson, Carolyn N., Ed.; Bauer, Joanna C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Effective communication is essential in every organization, including educational institutions. Often, members of the online community work in isolation. Collaboration across varying disciplines and departments can promote unique professional development activities and create a stronger connection to the entire online community. "Enriching…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Educational Cooperation
The University as Microcosm
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Kaldis, Byron – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2009
This paper puts forward the model of "microcosm-macrocosm" isomorphism encapsulated in certain philosophical views on the form of university education. The human being as a "microcosm" should reflect internally the external "macrocosm". Higher Education is a socially instituted attempt to guide human beings into forming themselves as microcosms of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Transformative Learning, Educational History, Models
Existential Being as Transformative Learning
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Walters, David A. – Pastoral Care in Education, 2008
In some ways, "a culture of the modern consulting room" may be seen as having been initiated by Freud and followers. Here, social hierarchy, unconscious motivation and the authority of analyst may all be seen as manifestations of professional practice. With the contributions of Heidegger, Kierkegaard, May, Adler, Rogers and others of the…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Transformative Learning, Educational Philosophy, Humanistic Education
Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development
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Loveless, Douglas J., Ed.; Griffith, Bryant, Ed.; Bérci, Margaret E., Ed.; Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Sullivan, Pamela, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
While incorporating digital technologies into the classroom has offered new ways of teaching and learning into educational processes, it is essential to take a look at how the digital shift impacts teachers, school administration, and curriculum development. "Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development" presents…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Teacher Attitudes
Creating Democratic Learning Communities: Transformative Work as Spatial Practice
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Jenlink, Patrick M.; Jenlink, Karen Embry – Theory Into Practice, 2008
The focus of this article revolves around democratic learning communities and the work of P-12 teachers and educational leaders as spatialized practice. Through a critical pragmatic lens, we explore what is necessary to transform the social space of contemporary schools into democratically practiced places of learning for teachers: democratic…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Communities of Practice, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education
Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education. Possibilities for Transformative Action. Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Training.
Mayo, Peter – 1999
This book examines the ideas of Antonio Gramsci and Paulo Freire regarding radical education and adult education's role in the struggle for liberation from oppression. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the following topics: Gramsci and Freire's theories; publications about both men in the adult education literature; and the principles of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Change Agents