Technology Enhanced Learning Opportunities for Change

This edited book about Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is for senior administrators in higher education and people in charge of designing new learning environments. Written by experts, it will discuss trends in technology, implications for educationa

This book focuses on how technology may create new learning environments and enhance basic learning processes. The book identifies and informs some of the strategic decisions involved in designing and implementing new technology to enhance learning. It also examines specific learning applications of TEL in order to understand the context of different learning environments, as well as some of the critical lessons learned in designing these environments. Mixing both conceptual perspectives and actual case experiences should create different learning opportunities for the reader. Technology Enhanced Learning is divided into two parts. Part I deals with strategic issues, such as trends in technology, implications for educational systems, designing infrastructure, and learning environments. Part II looks at specific cases of new learning environments to learn about strategy, infrastructure, impact assessment, and change in TEL learning environments.

Contents: Preface. Part I: Issues. R. Reddy, P.S. Goodman, Technological Trends and Implications for Learning in Tertiary Institutions. R.C. Larson, G.P. Strehle, Edu-Tech: What's a President to Do? H.A. Simon, Cooperation Between Educational Technology and Learning Theory to Advance Higher Education. J-M. Griffiths, A. McCord, The Art and Science of IT Infrastructure. S.L. Whildin, S. Ware, G. St. Clair, The Disquieting Dilemmas of Digital Libraries. P.S. Goodman, Creating Organizational and Technological Change. Part II: Applications. C. Cruz Limón, The Virtual University: Customized Education in a Nutshell. S. Srivastava, The FAST Program: A Computer-Based Training Environment. A.T. Corbett, K. Koedinger, W.S. Hadley, Cognitive Tutors: From the Research Classroom to All Classrooms. J.M. Wilson, The Development of the Studio Classroom. P.S. Goodman, Concluding Thoughts.