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

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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

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Table of Contents Abstract Biographies of Editors and Contributors Introduction: Virtual Learning and Learning Virtually Joel Weiss I

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Foundations of Virtual Learning Environments

1 Rethinking the Virtual Nicholas C. Burbules

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2 A History of E-learning: Shift Happened Linda Harasim

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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

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10 Cyberpedagogy Carmen Luke

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11 Re-situating Constructionism John W. Maxwell

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Schooling, Professional Learning and Knowledge Management

12 Realizing the Internet’s Educational Potential J. W. Schofield

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13 Virtual Schools: Reflections on Key Issues Glenn Russell

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14 Time, Space, and Virtuality: The Role of Virtual Learning Environments in Time and Spatial Structuring Robert S. Brown and Joel Weiss

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15 Motivational Perspectives on Students’ Responses to Learning in Virtual Learning Environments Mary Ainley and Christine Armatas

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16 User Adaptation in Supporting Exploration Tasks in Virtual Learning Environments Kinshuk, Taiyu Lin and Ashok Patel

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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

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