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Bosch, Chantelle, Ed.; Laubscher, Dorothy Joy, Ed.; Kyei-Blankson, Lydia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Challenges in the educational arena are not new phenomena. However, with the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and educators have been made even more aware of the need for a paradigm shift in education. Blended learning, as opposed to fully online learning or traditional face-to-face teaching, has been well-researched and has…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Blended Learning, Disadvantaged, COVID-19
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Stevenson, Carolyn N., Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Institutions of higher learning are providing access to free and low-cost open resources to support students with prior college-level learning during every step of their educational journey. This unconventional approach to education removes traditional barriers to college credit by placing learners in an open environment, which encourages…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Open Educational Resources, Prior Learning
Arnold, Cath, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Improving Your Reflective Practice through Stories of Practitioner Research" shows how research has informed and created effective and valuable reflective practice in early years education, and offers depth to the arguments for a research-orientated stance to this vital field of study. This thought-provoking text explores and documents a variety…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Leadership Effectiveness
Yang, Harrison Hao, Ed.; Yuen, Steve Chi-Yin, Ed. – Information Science Reference, 2010
As education continues to integrate technological advancements into learning and instruction, a resource dedicated to the latest findings and implications becomes necessary. This handbook provides academicians, researchers, and practitioners with a comprehensive view of the historical, conceptual, theoretical, and practical perspectives of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Research, Educational Practices, Guides
Wang, Victor C. X., Ed. – Information Science Reference, 2010
In this information age, career and technical education (CTE) has become a multibillion dollar training enterprise. To make the students more competitive in the labor force and to make the nation economically strong and firms internationally competitive, everyone has to depend on CTE to train today's workers of various kinds. This book brings…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Educational Technology, Training Methods, Vocational Education
Kidd, Terry T., Ed.; Keengwe, Jared, Ed. – Information Science Reference, 2010
As instructors move further into the incorporation of 21st century technologies in adult education, a new paradigm of digitally-enriched mediated learning has emerged. This book provides a comprehensive framework of trends and issues related to adult learning for the facilitation of authentic learning in the age of digital technology. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Web Sites
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Purdy, Leslie N. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1986
Reviews criticisms and benefits of telecourses. Considers the instructional intent of telecourses and the assumptions held by telecourse producers and designers about telecourse students. Examines the role of various media in telecourse instruction, and the effects of television technology on the teaching and learning processes. (AYC)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Cap, Ihor – 2001
Many educational researchers have harnessed various technologies of instruction to improve the reliability of their egalitarian and utilitarian interventions. Their experiments with adolescents and adults yield important post-course effects, yet, little is known about the effects of instructional media with adolescent or adult multicultural…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Case Studies
Stites, Regie – 1998
This guide builds on the framework for evaluating technology effectiveness in K-12 schools as described in the Council for Educational Development and Research's publication, "Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology." The revised framework is designed to provide encouragement and some rudimentary guidelines for critical thinking…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Educational Technology
Literacy Practitioner, 1999
This newsletter contains nine articles covering the topic of technology and adult learning and exploring what has been achieved in the six years since the Office of Technology Assessment conducted a study on adult literacy and new technologies. Included are (1): "Technology and Adult Learning: A Collection of Current Perspectives" (Office of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
PLUS Newsletter, 1992
This special "theme" edition of a newsletter focuses on learning disabilities of adult participants in literacy programs. It is a collection of organization profiles, editorials, resources, and examples of collaborative efforts between learning disability and literacy organizations. An overview of this issue is followed by an annotated list of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
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El-Khawas, Elaine – Higher Education Management, 1999
Examines the changing environment for serving adult learners, with special attention to new modes of delivering instruction: distance education; use of information technology; emphasis on convenience; focus on special markets; and emergence of large-scale, profit-driven enterprises. Argues that, to develop an effective response, universities must…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Change Strategies
Comings, John, Ed.; Garner, Barbara, Ed.; Smith, Cristine, Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2004
"The Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research Policy, and Practice, Volume 4" is an addition to a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Sexual Orientation, Adult Literacy, Adult Learning
Chen, Ching-chih – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1992
This article, intended for school teachers and school librarians, provides detailed information on electronic products produced by the National Geographic Society (NGS) for grades 3-12 and for adults. Highlights include the NGS Kids network; CD-ROM; software; GTV, an interactive videodisc kit; and STV, interactive videodisc with HyperCard…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware
Cummins, John; And Others – 1987
This handbook is part of a British series of publications written for part-time tutors, volunteers, organizers, and trainers in the adult continuing education and training sectors. It offers practical advice on audiovisual aids and educational technology for tutors and organizers. The first chapter discusses how one learns. Chapter 2 addresses how…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids
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