The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments
What is virtual reality and how do we conceptualize, create, use, and inquire into learning settings that capture the possibilities of virtual life? The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments was developed to explore Virtual Learning Envi
- PDF / 12,681,665 Bytes
- 1,610 Pages / 595 x 842 pts (A4) Page_size
- 76 Downloads / 303 Views
The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments Volume I
Edited by
Joel Weiss University of Toronto, Canada
Jason Nolan Ryerson University, Canada
Jeremy Hunsinger Virginia Tech, USA
Peter Trifonas University of Toronto, Canada
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress
ISBN-10 1-4020-3802-X(HB) ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3802-0(HB)
Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.springer.com
Printed on acid-free paper
All Rights Reserved C 2006 Springer No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed in the Netherlands.
Table of Contents Abstract Biographies of Editors and Contributors Introduction: Virtual Learning and Learning Virtually Joel Weiss I
xi xiii 1
Foundations of Virtual Learning Environments
1 Rethinking the Virtual Nicholas C. Burbules
37
2 A History of E-learning: Shift Happened Linda Harasim
59
3 Towards Philosophy of Technology in Education: Mapping the Field Michael A. Peters 4 A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late 20th Century Donna Haraway 5 Teaching and Transformation: Donna Haraway’s “A Manifesto for Cyborgs” and Its Influence in Computer-Supported Composition Classrooms Erin Smith and Cynthia L. Selfe 6 The Political Economy of the Internet: Contesting Capitalism, the Spirit of Informationalism, and Virtual Learning Environments Jeremy Hunsinger 7 The Influence of ASCII on the Construction of Internet-Based Knowledge Jason Nolan 8 Interaction, Collusion, and the Human–Machine Interface Mizuko Ito 9 Technological Transformation, Multiple Literacies, and the Re-visioning of Education Douglas Kellner
v
95
117
159
189
207 221
241
10 Cyberpedagogy Carmen Luke
269
11 Re-situating Constructionism John W. Maxwell
279
II
Schooling, Professional Learning and Knowledge Management
12 Realizing the Internet’s Educational Potential J. W. Schofield
301
13 Virtual Schools: Reflections on Key Issues Glenn Russell
329
14 Time, Space, and Virtuality: The Role of Virtual Learning Environments in Time and Spatial Structuring Robert S. Brown and Joel Weiss
345
15 Motivational Perspectives on Students’ Responses to Learning in Virtual Learning Environments Mary Ainley and Christine Armatas
365
16 User Adaptation in Supporting Exploration Tasks in Virtual Learning Environments Kinshuk, Taiyu Lin and Ashok Patel
395
17 Collaborative Text-Based Virtual Learning Environments Rhonna J. Robbins-Sponaas and Jason Nolan 18 Designing Virtual Learning Environments for Academic Language Development Eleni Skourtou, Vasilia Kourtis-Kazoullis, and Jim Cummins 19 Inclusive E-learning Jutta Treviranus and Vera R
Data Loading...
