Adult Learning in the Digital Age

Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-60566-828-4
Verlag: Information Science Reference

Buch, Englisch, 311 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1126 g

As instructors move further into the incorporation of 21st century technologies in adult education, a new paradigm of digitally-enriched mediated learning has emerged. ""Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Perspectives on Online Technologies and Outcomes"" 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 significant reference source offers researchers, academicians, and practitioners a valuable compendium of expert ideas, practical experiences, field challenges, and potential opportunities concerning the advancement of new technological and pedagogical techniques used in adult schooling.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kidd, Terry T.

Keengwe, Jared

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Adult online learning Blogs to promote learning online Collaborative learning Empowering adult learners through blog Facebook community and learning Integrating blogs in teacher education Realities of virtual learning Social networking Teaching technology to digital immigrants Teaching to learning styles Virtual university

Über Autor(innen)

Terry T. Kidd ([e-mail]) received his doctoral education training from the Texas A&M University and has previous graduate training in information systems, human resources development, and instructional technology. Kidd has presented at international conferences on designing technology rich learning environments, technology adoption and diffusion, and issues dealing with faculty and staff development within organizational contexts. His research interests include e-learning and information and communication technology innovation and diffusion within an educational and community context to support teaching, learning, and human capital development as well as how the social and cultural experiences of race, gender, class, and power shapes one's ability to adopt e-learning and information and communication technology. Kidd is an experienced educator, consultant, and researcher in the field. He is the editor of the Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems Technology; the Handbook of Research on Technology Project Management, Planning, and Operations; Social Information Technology: Connecting Society and Cultural Issues; and Wired for Learning: An Educators Guide to Web 2.0.