Emoji in Higher Education

Emoji in Higher Education
Author: Omonpee W. Petcoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2024-06-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1009254006

Through a survey of emoji literacy in healthcare professions, this book highlights wider theoretical implications for the study of emoji.

Emoji in Higher Education

Emoji in Higher Education
Author: Omonpee W. Petcoff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2024-06-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1009253980

Emoji are a significant development in contemporary communication, deserving serious attention for their impact on both language use and society. Based on original mixed-methods research, this timely book focuses on emoji literacy across the healthcare landscape, with emphasis on how they are employed in healthcare worker and patient education. It situates emoji within a semioliteracy theoretical framework and presents the findings of a mixed methods study of emoji use as a literacy tool in a health professions course. Drawing on real-life case studies, it explores emoji literacy across a range of public health education contexts including doctor-to-industry, patient-to doctor, doctor-to-patient, and healthcare providers/CDC to global audience. It also advances a broader argument about the role of emoji in a paradigm shift of communication in education. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.

EdTech Essentials

EdTech Essentials
Author: Monica Burns
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2021-08-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1416630384

An accessible, practical guide to incorporating the 10 essential EdTech skills and strategies in every learning setting. In a world awash in technology, what EdTech skills and strategies should educators focus on to ensure they are making the best use of online spaces for classroom learning? How can they navigate through the overwhelming number of options in digital tools and spaces? How can they guide students in learning best practices? EdTech consultant Monica Burns answers these and other questions in this powerful and reader-friendly guide to incorporating EdTech across all grade levels and subject areas, and in both distance-learning and face-to-face environments. Readers will gain practical advice on * Navigating online spaces, * Curating resources, * Introducing opportunities for exploring the world, * Developing collaboration structures, * Providing time and space to create learning products, * Assessing students, * Creating opportunities for sharing, * Connecting student work to relevant audiences, * Developing transferable skills, and * Planning for tech-rich learning experiences. Each chapter explains why the skill or strategy is essential, including supporting research, classroom examples, guiding questions for planning and reflection, and suggested websites and digital tools for classroom use. The book also includes access to downloadable forms to help you set goals, assess your progress, and build your EdTech tool belt. Timely, accessible, and informed by the author's experience and expertise, EdTech Essentials is a must-read for educators who want proven ways to prepare their students to be productive, responsible users of technology both within and outside the classroom.

The Semiotics of Emoji

The Semiotics of Emoji
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2016-11-17
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1474282008

Shortlisted for the BAAL Book Prize 2017 Emoji have gone from being virtually unknown to being a central topic in internet communication. What is behind the rise and rise of these winky faces, clinking glasses and smiling poos? Given the sheer variety of verbal communication on the internet and English's still-controversial role as lingua mundi for the web, these icons have emerged as a compensatory universal language. The Semiotics of Emoji looks at what is officially the world's fastest-growing form of communication. Emoji, the colourful symbols and glyphs that represent everything from frowning disapproval to red-faced shame, are fast becoming embedded into digital communication. Controlled by a centralized body and regulated across the web, emoji seems to be a language: but is it? The rapid adoption of emoji in such a short span of time makes it a rich study in exploring the functions of language. Professor Marcel Danesi, an internationally-known expert in semiotics, branding and communication, answers the pertinent questions. Are emoji making us dumber? Can they ultimately replace language? Will people grow up emoji literate as well as digitally native? Can there be such a thing as a Universal Visual Language? Read this book for the answers.

Distance Education

Distance Education
Author: Charles Schlosser
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2006-05-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1607525658

Distance Education has become a major topic of interest in the field of educational communications and technology. In response to this interest, the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) published the first edition of Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms in 2002. The second edition of this monograph was begun in 2005. While the definition of distance education was changed only slightly, the glossary of terms was updated significantly under the supervision of Joann Flick and members of AECT’s Division of Distance Learning. The definition of distance education and much of the supporting narrative offered in this edition of Distance Education: Definition and Glossary of Terms is based on Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education, 3rd. edition (2006). This information is used with permission.

The Emoji Revolution

The Emoji Revolution
Author: Philip Seargeant
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1108496644

Explores the evolution of emoji, how people use them, and what they tell us about the technology-enhanced state of modern society.

Creative Practice in Higher Education

Creative Practice in Higher Education
Author: Simon Brownhill
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2024-12-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1040260586

This must-read book considers the ways in which creativity can inspire new ideas, invigorate teaching in the adult learning space, and motivate professionals and learners alike. Written by a diverse group of international collaborators, this book empowers readers to embrace creative practices that are considered innovative, engaging, and impactful for adult learners at different levels. Drawing from a range of theoretical perspectives, contemporary research, and the lived experiences of the contributing authors, this edited volume offers readers a rich collection of pedagogical ideas and practical examples to apply within their professional practice. Chapters are divided into three key sections: Engaging experiences, such as large lectures, learning beyond the classroom, innovative technologies, and creative approaches to self-reflection. Engaging groups, including an exploration of communities within a range of educational, research, and geographical contexts. Engaging tools for learning, for example, poetry, digital portfolios, and innovations in providing feedback. An essential read for anyone working in adult education, this book highlights how practitioners may engage adult learners in creative ways within universities, with implications for further education and other adult education institutions.

Ditch That Textbook

Ditch That Textbook
Author: Matt Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2015-04-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781946444257

Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They're often outdated as soon as they hit students' desks. Acting "by the textbook" implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It's time to ditch those textbooks--and those textbook assumptions about learning In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning practices. He empowers them to evolve and improve on old, standard, teaching methods. Ditch That Textbook is a support system, toolbox, and manifesto to help educators free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms.

Tertiary Education in a Time of Change

Tertiary Education in a Time of Change
Author: Tricia McLaughlin
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2020-06-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811558833

This book shares exemplary teaching and learning practices from the tertiary sector, and addresses important issues concerning quality, scholarship and innovation in teaching and learning in tertiary settings. It takes on classic issues regarding curricula, technologies and assessment, but approaches them from novel perspectives and using a variety of methodological approaches. Its chapters explore innovative and cutting-edge ideas in tertiary education. Readers will be both challenged and inspired to investigate the ideas discussed further.

Emoji of Doom

Emoji of Doom
Author: Evan Jacobs
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1630787787

Themes: basketball, curses, technology, science fiction Travis knew he had mad skills on the court. Off the court his life was pretty sweet too. Everything was chill until Travis dissed a chain email. Who believes in that stuff? Forward it immediately? Nah! Oops! Big mistake. White Lightning Books addresses a wide variety of themes and interests in a narrow range of reading levels, no higher than a 2.5. Middle school is a time of self-discovery, high energy, and hormonal change. It can also be a time of self-assertion and defiance. Students who struggle to read will often not recover from low reading achievement in elementary school if their particular interests are not addressed. Encouragement and finding the theme to “hook” them is key. There is a broad range of interest and abilities in this age group, even with struggling readers. These are not YA or elementary books—a fact younger teens will appreciate. Each book is approximately 100 pages with covers that will appeal to young teen readers. The titles in the White Lightning series are designed in a similar style. Students will know what to expect when they pick up a book: a fast-paced story, mature and age-appropriate topics, short chapters, and achievable reading success.