Creating Transformative Online Communities in Higher Education

Creating Transformative Online Communities in Higher Education
Author: Patrick R. Dempsey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2021-06-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000393151

Creating Transformative Online Communities in Higher Education provides a practical approach for building authentic learning experiences into the design and delivery of online teaching and learning systems. Combining three conceptually related ideas—complexity theory, transformative learning, and the Community of Inquiry—this novel, highly applicable framework enables instructors to create compelling virtual learning experiences for students. As higher education faculty, instructional designers, and graduate students shift from presenting information to creating experiences, the book offers an evidence-based disruption of the current thinking on and practice of course design.

Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality

Handbook of Research on Transformative Online Education and Liberation: Models for Social Equality
Author: Kurubacak, Gulsun
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2010-10-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1609600479

"This book focuses on the societal, social, political, economic and philosophical perspectives of transformative models and how digital learning communities foster critical reflections and perspective change, building a better understanding on how online educators/designers/tutors/learners can talk about injustice and inequality to a virtual group"--Provided by publisher.

Building Online Learning Communities

Building Online Learning Communities
Author: Rena M. Palloff
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2009-12-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0470605464

Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include: Engaging students in the formation of an online learning community. Establishing a sense of presence online. Maximizing participation. Developing effective courses that include collaboration and reflection. Assessing student performance. Written for faculty in any distance learning environment, this revised edition is based on the authors many years of work in faculty development for online teaching as well as their extensive personal experience as faculty in online distance education. Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers through the steps of online course design and delivery.

Transformative Learning in Practice

Transformative Learning in Practice
Author: Jack Mezirow
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2011-01-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118045432

The leading authorities in the field produced this comprehensive resource, which provides strategies and methods for fostering Transformative Learning (TL) practice in a wide variety of higher and adult education settings. The book answers relevant questions such as: What are effective practices for promoting TL in the classroom? What is it about TL that is most helpful in informing practice? How does the teaching setting shape the practice of TL? What are the successes, strengths, and outcomes of fostering TL? What are the risks and challenges when practicing TL in the classroom?

Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience

Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience
Author: Stevenson, Carolyn N.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1466651792

Members of today’s online educational settings are often isolated which can prohibit the sharing of ideas and best practices among individuals working and learning as a collective group. Promoting collaboration across various disciplines and departments fosters professional development activities, as well as creates strong connections to the entire online community. Building Online Communities in Higher Education Institutions: Creating Collaborative Experience cultivates knowledge on topics pertaining to the improvement of communication and collaboration in online learning communities. Advancing the current scope of research in this field, this book is designed for use by faculty, students, researchers, practitioners, and college administrators interested in strengthening communication and collaboration in virtual settings.

Collective Equity

Collective Equity
Author: Sonja Hollins-Alexander
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-10-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1071844717

This book presents a powerful model for using relational trust, cultural humility, and appreciation of diverse perspectives to build learning communities that collectively uplift all students and all members of the learning community.

Enriching Collaboration and Communication in Online Learning Communities

Enriching Collaboration and Communication in Online Learning Communities
Author: Stevenson, Carolyn N.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2019-08-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522598162

Effective communication is essential in every organization, including educational institutions. Often, members of the online community work in isolation. Collaboration across varying disciplines and departments can promote unique professional development activities and create a stronger connection to the entire online community. Enriching Collaboration and Communication in Online Learning Communities is a critical scholarly publication that supports communication and collaboration in online settings by focusing on the ways all members of the educational institution can create community to foster personal and professional growth for all. The book takes an in-depth look at communication strategies and challenges including managing conflict, working effectively in virtual teams, critical thinking, intercultural and cross-cultural communication, and online leadership. It is ideal for faculty, teachers, administrators, principles, curriculum developers, professionals, researchers, and students.

Flexibility and Pedagogy in Higher Education

Flexibility and Pedagogy in Higher Education
Author: Chris Dennis
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2020-09-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004438114

Flexibility has long been a feature of the delivery of learning in higher education, particularly with the rise in importance of technology in giving learners greater choice over when, where and how they engage in learning. Recent analysis has sought to look beyond its significance in learning delivery to its value as a personal attribute of both learners and educators. Flexibility is now a key feature of debates addressing the role of universities in producing graduates with the capability to become change agents in increasingly dynamic workplaces and the wider world. Flexibility and Pedagogy in Higher Education explores flexibility in learning in the context of online learning communities, in relation to the delivery of learning and as a means of promoting the development of flexibility as a personal attribute. Essays draw on examples involving students from foundation up to postgraduate level in curricular and co-curricular settings. The essays collected in this volume examine the practical application of flexibility in learning through the use of online learning communities. It provides best practice examples for educators looking to use innovative pedagogies to develop flexible learning experiences, thereby building on recent studies on the place of flexibility in the future development of higher education. See inside the book.

Measuring and Analyzing Informal Learning in the Digital Age

Measuring and Analyzing Informal Learning in the Digital Age
Author: Mejiuni, Olutoyin
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1466682663

In the twenty-first century, learning—and the definition of education—is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on learners in a variety of settings. Measuring and Analyzing Informal Learning in the Digital Age addresses the need for educators, administrators, and professionals across industries to be more attentive to the learning process outside of a traditional classroom setting. As online learning, and MOOCs in particular, become more mainstream, tracking informal learning becomes difficult despite the necessity of feedback and measurement in non-formal learning environments. Investigating some of the primary technologies being used in educational settings and how a less structured and more open learning environment can effectively motivate students and non-traditional learners, this premier reference is a crucial source of information for educators, administrators, theorists, and other professionals in the field of education.

Transformative Experiences in College

Transformative Experiences in College
Author: Neal Christopherson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1498594395

Transformative Experiences in College: Connections and Community explores the intersection of two concepts: transformative experience in college and the communities in which students learn. Emerging from a five-year longitudinal interview study tracking a panel of 75 students through four years at a selective liberal arts college, this book provides a rich depiction of how aspects of the college community (and the relationships developed within that community) create opportunities for transformative experiences that lead to personal and academic growth. Neal Christopherson argues that transformative experiences in college are primarily the results of interactions with other people and with a broader campus community, documenting the ways in which relationships with faculty, experiences in courses, interaction with peers, and the general institutional environment can generate these experiences. Christopherson also touches on extracurricular and co-curricular activities, the importance of a healthy environment for interacting with difference, and how students transition out of the institution. Scholars of education, sociology, and communication will find this book particularly useful.