Promoting Active Learning through the Integration of Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies (Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 146666343X ISBN 13: 9781466663435

Publisher: Idea Group,U.S., 2014

Synopsis

Once considered disruptive to learning, technology has increasingly become an integrated and valued part of the modern classroom. In particular, mobile technologies provide the ability to encourage evocative student learning through new experiences. Promoting Active Learning through the Integration of Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies showcases the widely varied ways that technology can be applied to enhance classroom learning. Closely examining and critiquing the best methods in assimilating technologies, this publication is a valuable resource for faculty, teachers, administrators, technology staff, directors of learning centers, and other education technology leaders interested in incorporating new technologies within the classroom for engaging student learning.

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About the Author

Dr. Sagini “Jared” Keengwe is an Associate Professor at the University of North Dakota (UND), USA. Dr. Keengwe is the editor-in-chief of two IGI Global Book Series: Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development (AHEPD) and Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE). He serves on the editorial review board of several international journals and is also the co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn). Dr. Keengwe’s primary research interests focus on technology integration and constructivist pedagogy in teacher education. He has co-authored more than 65 journal articles and edited more than 10 scholarly textbooks with a focus on instructional technologies both in K-12 and in higher education. Dr. Keengwe’s work in the classroom was honored with the 2011 McDermott Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Advising. He was also a recipient of the 2010 North Dakota Spirit Faculty Achievement Award, and the 13th (2010) Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Award in recognition of significant contribution in scholarship and service respectively. At the national level, Dr. Keengwe was one of the 10 recipients selected to receive the 2010 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division K – Teacher Education –Travel Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Idea Group,U.S.
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146666343X
• ISBN 13: 9781466663435
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Keengwe Jared