This highly topical book charts how the tools of technology are altering the ways in which education is being delivered and received. It looks at the huge impact of the World Wide Web on current educational practice and what this means for the students and teachers involved. It also covers the other new technologies that support the delivery of what is now truly global education.Divided into three clear sections, Globalising Education adopts a systematic and thoroughly researched approach to this exciting topic. The three sections examine:* how global education is actually delivered in practice* case studies which investigate current developments and applications in the USA, Europe, the UK and Australia* conclusions drawn from the general issues covered, as well as an overview of what is happening now and what we might expect to happen in the future.This book looks at current developments in detail. It is essential reading for all those involved in education - whether as a teacher, student or interested onlooker.

Globalising Education: Trends and Applications (Routledge Studies in Distance Education)

Politics & Social Sciences

Mason, Robin

Sociology

Routledge

This highly topical book charts how the tools of technology are altering the ways in which education is being delivered and received. It looks at the huge impact of the World Wide Web on current educational practice and what this means for the students and teachers involved. It also covers the other new technologies that support the delivery of what is now truly global education. Divided into three clear sections, Globalising Education adopts a systematic and thoroughly researched approach to this exciting topic. The three sections examine: * how global education is actually delivered in practice * case studies which investigate current developments and applications in the USA, Europe, the UK and Australia * conclusions drawn from the general issues covered, as well as an overview of what is happening now and what we might expect to happen in the future. This book looks at current developments in detail. It is essential reading for all those involved in education - whether as a teacher, student or interested onlooker.

Elearning: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

E-Learning has long been touted as the brave new frontier of education, offering fresh challenges to teachers, students and, indeed, the whole of the education system. Addressing this, Elearning: The Key Concepts is the perfect reference for anyone seeking to navigate the myriad of names, concepts and applications associated with this new era of teaching, training and learning. Taking the reader from A to Z through a range of topics including blogging, course design, plagiarism, search engines and Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), this timely work features:   full cross-referencing  a substantial introduction exploring the development of the field and putting modern-day challenges in context extensive guides to further reading. The only text of its kind to provide concise and user-friendly definitions of the crucial terms used in this growing field, this is a highly useful resource for online course co-ordinators, undergraduate students taking online courses, students on masters-level online learning courses, and trainers.

Education & Teaching

Rennie, Frank

Schools & Teaching

E-Learning has long been touted as the brave new frontier of education, offering fresh challenges to teachers, students and, indeed, the whole of the education system. Addressing this, Elearning: The Key Concepts is the perfect reference for anyone seeking to navigate the myriad of names, concepts and applications associated with this new era of teaching, training and learning. Taking the reader from A to Z through a range of topics including blogging, course design, plagiarism, search engines and Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), this timely work features: <ul>
<li>full cross-referencing </li> <li>a substantial introduction exploring the development of the field and putting modern-day challenges in context</li> <li>extensive guides to further reading.</li>
</ul>
The only text of its kind to provide concise and user-friendly definitions of the crucial terms used in this growing field, this is a highly useful resource for online course co-ordinators, undergraduate students taking online courses, students on masters-level online learning courses, and trainers.

Computers & Technology

Software

The Educational Potential of e-Portfolios (Connecting with E-learning)

E-portfolios are a valuable learning and assessment tool.  They can serve as an administrative tool to manage and organise work, to present course assignments and act as the medium for learners to record their learning goals, outcomes and achievements. They encourage personal reflection and involve the exchange of ideas and feedback.  Using technology in this way supports students' abilities in using and exploiting technology for professional and personal purposes, enabling any time, any place learning and peer learning and facilitating the provision of tutor feedback. e-Portfolios is a comprehensive, practical guide for lecturers and staff developers who need to know more about the development of purposeful e-portfolios for supporting students in reflecting on their learning.

Stefani, Lorraine

Pegler, Chris

E-Learning and Social Networking Handbook

Student engagement with digital learning resources and online social networking are strong forces in education today. How can these resources best be utilized by educators and course designers in higher education? This book aims to provide the reader with enough background information to appreciate the value of social networking, especially for distributed education. Through highlighting the most relevant, interesting, and challenging aspects of e-learning the book provides practical advice for using social networking tools in course design. This volume covers the following issues of course design using social networking: <ul>
<li>key issues of social networking as an educational technique </li> <li>designing for a distributed environment</li> <li>strengths and weaknesses of delivering content in various formats: text, audio and video </li> <li>specific media: blogging, wikis, podcasting, webcasting </li> <li>constraints on course design</li> <li>implementation, evaluation, induction and training</li> </ul>
Illustrated by short descriptive case studies, it also highlights contact addresses, websites, and further reading to help readers find resources and enhance their design. This practical guide will help all those involved in the design and delivery of online learning in higher education make the best choices when preparing courses for distributed learning. Robin Mason is Professor of Educational Technology at the Open University where she is a specialist in the design and practice of online teaching and learning. Frank Rennie is Professor of Sustainable Rural Development at the UHI Millennium Institute in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Please visit the authors’ wiki at: www.socialnetworking.wetpaint.com

e-Learning and Social Networking Handbook

Digital Learning

Routledge Taylor And Francis Group

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

An introduction to three types of interactive media - computer conferencing, audiographics and video conferencing - which explains how each type can be used in the open learning environment. It describes attributes and limitations, analyzing appropriate applications through case studies.

Using Communications Media in Open and Flexible Learning (Open and Flexible Learning Series)

In a rarely explored corner of the Pacific Northwest stands a forested sliver of land steeped in magic that only some can see. Oldenglen, the first in a new fantasy series for middle-grade readers, introduces Jax, a twelve-year-old city boy from England, forced to move with his parents to a remote part of Oregon. Initially bitter about leaving his life behind, he begins to feel a strange draw to the woods, which only intensifies when he meets Sarah, the granddaughter of the nearest neighbors. Together they begin to unravel the secrets of the glen. But when invaders threaten the wildwood and its inhabitants, Jax and Sarah―and a most unusual army―must prepare for war. Great peril has come to Oldenglen, but who and what must Jax and Sarah confront in the battle to save it?

Oldenglen (The Oldenglen Chronicles)

Children's Books

Mason, Michael

Animals

Tricklewood Press

Twelve-year-old Jax is sure his secret is safely hidden within the vast forests of Oldenglen, his new home in the remote mountains of Oregon. But that is before the school bully provokes the wild beast inside him—the savage streak of   wolf the glen’s magic has awoken—and Jax lashes out, risking discovery of his strange condition and the mysteries of the glen. Now the bully and his gang have stormed Oldenglen, looking for answers—and revenge.  Lone Wolf, the second in The Oldenglen Chronicles middle-grade fantasy series, pits English schoolboy Jax, his best friend Sarah, and the four-legged and winged inhabitants of the wildwood against the intruders.  As he struggles to master the wolf within, Jax is propelled along a path into grave danger. Lives hang by a thread as both friend and foe discover the dark woods conceal greater perils than the enemies they know.

Lone Wolf (The Oldenglen Chronicles)

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Books by Mason, Robin

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Globalising Education: Trends and Applications (Routledge Studies in Distance Education)

Globalising Education: Trends and Applications (Routledge Studies in Distance Education)

Elearning: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

Elearning: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

The Educational Potential of e-Portfolios (Connecting with E-learning)

e-Learning and Social Networking Handbook

Digital Learning

Using Communications Media in Open and Flexible Learning (Open and Flexible Learning Series)

Oldenglen (The Oldenglen Chronicles)

Lone Wolf (The Oldenglen Chronicles)