Transdisciplinary Teaching and Technological Integration for Improved Learning: Case Studies and Practical Approaches (Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798369382189

Publisher: Information Science Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

In the modern era of research, the significance of transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches in enhancing higher education learning outcomes cannot be overlooked. These approaches break down traditional academic silos, fostering a more holistic and interconnected understanding of complex problems. By integrating diverse perspectives and methodologies, they promote critical thinking, creativity, and innovation among students. Educators and institutions must embrace and implement transdisciplinary teaching and technological integration to prepare students for the demands of the future and drive meaningful advancements in education. Transdisciplinary Teaching and Technological Integration for Improved Learning: Case Studies and Practical Approaches embodies a commitment to these approaches, incorporating three cyclical activities-research, participation, and action-that collaboratively seek answers to practical questions through features of participatory and situational research. The book explores problem identification, action planning, observation collection, and behavioral data analysis. Covering topics such as artificial intelligence tools, higher education institutions, and university student satisfaction, this book is an excellent resource for higher education faculty, academic administrators, curriculum developers, educational technology specialists, researchers, and more.

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About the Authors

Rajendra Kumar is Associate Professor in Computer Science & Engineering Department School of Engineering and Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. His research are includes Vein Pattern Recognition, Biometrics, Human Computer Interaction, and Theoretical Computer Science.

Eng-Tek Ong is a highly experienced and accomplished professor of education at UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur. He holds a PhD in Science Education from Cambridge University, UK, an MEd in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston, Texas, USA, and a B.Sc. with Ed. (Hons) in Mathematics and Chemistry from USM, Penang. Eng-Tek has worked in various educational roles including teaching in national secondary schools and as a science education specialist and senior science education specialist at SEAMEO RECSAM. He has been awarded the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) three times by the Ministry of Education for his research on science process skills and inquiry learning in science for teachers. UNESCO Bangkok has also awarded him twice to undertake research on HIV-AIDS Preventive Education. Eng-Tek's research interests include STEM Education, Cooperative Learning, Project-Based Inquiry Learning, Concept Cartoon, Flipped Classroom, Indigenous People (IP), Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). He was the Chief Reviewer for CoSMEd 2021 and is editorial members for a few journals, including Learning Science and Mathematics (LSM) Online Journal and Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia (JSMESEA).

Dr. Subuh Anggoro received the Ph.D in Elementary Education from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI); M.Ed. from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). He is an Assistant Professor and Lecturer at Elementary Education Department, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (UMP). He is passionate about raising the quality of teaching and learning of students and their development both in the schools and in the higher education settings. He is the life member of Society for Research Development (SRD). He was Chairman of International Conference on Social Science (ICONESS 2021 and 2023). Currently he is Editor in Chief for Dinamika Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Dasar (Indexed Copernicus, BASE, Dimension, and Google Scholar) since 2019, an editor in Learning Science and Mathematics (LSM), and reviewer in Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (EJMSTE), Journal of Turkish Science Education (TUSED), and Teaching and Teacher Education (TATE). His research interests including the teacher and teacher education, science education, higher education, 21st Century teaching and learning, school-based assessment, and classroom research, youth practices and their education. He has 20 intellectual property rights.

Dr. Toh Tin Lam is an Associate Professor and Head of the Mathematics & Mathematics Education Academic Group of the Singapore National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He was a high school teacher before he joined the University. He obtained his PhD in Mathematics at the National University of Singapore. During his work as teacher educator in the National Institute of Education, he picked up his interest in mathematics education and begin conducting mathematics education research in addition to his research in pure mathematics (Henstock integration theory). He publishes extensively in both mathematics and mathematics education in the international refereed academic journals.

Dr. Masanori Fukui is an Assoc. Prof. in the Centre for University Education, University of Tokushima, Japan. His online CV is available from

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798369382189
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Kumar Rajendra, Ong Eng Tek, Anggoro Subuh, Toh Tin Lam, Fukui Masanori