Competence Based Curriculum And E Learning In Higher Education

Author : Keengwe, Jared,Gikandi, Joyce W.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781668465875

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Competence-Based Curriculum and E-Learning in Higher Education by Keengwe, Jared,Gikandi, Joyce W. Pdf

Higher education is characterized by ubiquitous digital technologies and e-learning that are inevitably influencing the development of core competencies and professional skills requirements. There is a need to focus on the synergy between responsive curriculum implementation and e-learning delivery in the context of effective pedagogical practices and optimal integration of digital technologies. Similarly, we need to reexamine higher education practices towards innovative pedagogies and effective e-learning design. Competence-Based Curriculum and E-Learning in Higher Education brings together researchers in the field of education and professionals who design and deliver online learning in higher education to share paradigms, perspectives, insights, contextualized experiences, challenges, and best practices. Covering topics such as mobile learning activities, student interaction promotion, and social media technologies, this major reference work is a comprehensive resource for instructional designers, faculty, administrators and educators of higher education, students in teaching programs, IT managers, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Jared Keengwe,Joyce W. Gikandi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Education
ISBN : 1668465868

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Handbook of Research on Competence-Based Curriculum and E-Learning in Higher Education by Jared Keengwe,Joyce W. Gikandi Pdf

"While E-Learning has great potential to enhance accessibility, quality, and flexibility, on its own it is not sufficient to stimulate engaged learning and lead to development of core competences that are pivotal for 21st learning. Consequently, we need to rethink how we can adopt innovative pedagogical strategies while leveraging on digital technologies for responsive curriculum implementation and meaningful learning. The primary objective of this book is to bring together researchers in the field of education and professionals who design and deliver online learning in higher education to share paradigms, perspectives, insights, contextualized experiences, challenges, and best practices"--

Author : Rasmussen, Karen,Northrup, Pamela,Colson, Robin
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522509332

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Handbook of Research on Competency-Based Education in University Settings by Rasmussen, Karen,Northrup, Pamela,Colson, Robin Pdf

The majority of adult learners are looking to attain their desired academic credentials within the shortest amount of time possible. By implementing competency-based programs, learners are accelerated through their designed program or course. The Handbook of Research on Competency-Based Education in University Settings is a pivotal reference source for the latest academic research on the use of competency-based testing in higher education institutions. Focusing on innovative practices, strategies, and real-world scenarios, this book is ideally designed for educators, students, administrators, professionals, and academics interested in emerging developments for competency-based education initiatives.

Author : Northrup, Pamela,Rasmussen, Karen,Colson, Robin
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781799819295

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Career Ready Education Through Experiential Learning by Northrup, Pamela,Rasmussen, Karen,Colson, Robin Pdf

Despite the promise of competency-based education (CBE), learner-centered issues related to support, retention, and program completion rates remain problematic. In addition, the infrastructure for higher education, including issues related to faculty (intellectual property, workload, and curriculum), pose barriers and challenges in the design, development, implementation, and delivery of CBE. In response, administrators, faculty, designers, and developers of competency-based experiences must incorporate innovative strategies that are foreign to the traditional institution. A strong emphasis on retention and graduation rates must surround the student with support, starting with the design and development of the CBE system. There are few resources that can help prepare instructional designers, advisors, academic administrators, and faculty to meet the many challenges of designing, developing, implementing, and managing CBE. Career Ready Education Through Experiential Learning is an essential reference book that includes strategies for design and development of competency-based education (CBE) programs, as well as administrative and delivery strategies as examples of how CBE can be implemented. Through a strong theoretical framework, chapters present the best practices, strategies, and practical tips as examples and scenarios that can be used in higher education settings. While highlighting education courses, programs, and lessons across various institutions and educational domains, this book is ideal for higher education administrators and policy designers/implementors, instructional designers, curriculum developers, faculty, public policy leaders, students in curriculum and instruction and instructional technology programs, along with researchers and practitioners interested in CBE and experiential learning in higher education.

Author : Robin Goodfellow,Mary Lea
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335234882

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EBOOK: Challenging e-Learning in the University by Robin Goodfellow,Mary Lea Pdf

"Informed by an intimate knowledge of a social literacies perspective, this book is full of profound insights and unexpected connections. Its scholarly, clear-eyed analysis of the role of new media in higher education sets the agenda for e-learning research in the twenty-first century" Ilana Snyder, Monash University "This book offers a radical rethinking of e-learning … The authors challenge teachers, course developers, and policy makers to see e-learning environments as textual practices, rooted deeply in the social and intellectual life of academic disciplines. This approach holds great promise for moving e-learning past its focus on technology and 'the learner' toward vital engagement with fields of inquiry through texts." Professor David Russell, Iowa State University Challenging e-learning in the University takes a new approach to the growing field of e-learning in higher education. In it, the authors argue that in order to develop e-learning in the university we need to understand the texts and practices that are involved in learning and teaching using online and web-based technologies. The book develops an approach which draws together social and cultural approaches to literacies, learning and technologies, illustrating these in practice through the exploration of case studies. It is key reading for educational developers who are concerned with the promises offered, but rarely delivered, with each new iteration of learning with technologies. It will also be of interest to literacies researchers and to HE policy makers and managers who wish to understand the contexts of e-learning.

Author : Martin J. Bradley,Robert H. Seidman,Steven R. Painchaud
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781118106464

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Saving Higher Education by Martin J. Bradley,Robert H. Seidman,Steven R. Painchaud Pdf

Praise for Saving Higher Education "At last a book that answers one of higher education's most burning questions: How do we provide America a cheaper, faster undergraduate experience without cheating on the old family recipe and compromising standards? At a time when challenges of college value, quality, and mission are high on the public agenda and an unprecedented number of institutions are exploring three-year degree programs, we are provided a road map that maintains academic integrity by focusing on learning outcomes rather than process inputs. Bravo and about time. This book will add value and inform the thinking of all stakeholders, even the most skeptical of faculty. A three-year baccalaureate aligns the academy with the needs and aspirations of the future. While enhancing effectiveness, it affords students what they want and need while meeting the national agenda for socially and economically productive citizens." Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, president emeritus and University Professor of Public Service, George Washington University "This book provides a powerful model of how to redesign a university in the interests of student learning. The authors' proposed curriculum model addresses many of the fundamental dysfunctions of higher education the fragmentation, incoherence, and unfocused activity that produces the dispiriting results of our enormous investment. They offer an evidence-based framework for reshaping our institutions to serve the goals we all wish to achieve while beginning to address the pervasive financial challenges that undermine our efforts. This book provides a vivid and stimulating analysis of how to think about and execute constructive change. Anyone concerned about the future of higher education should read it and learn from it." John Tagg, professor emeritus, Palomar College, and author, The Learning Paradigm College "This book offers one thoughtful approach to a high-quality education at a significantly lower cost. If educators respond, students will win." Margaret L. Drugovich, president, Hartwick College

Author : Richard Voorhees
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-30
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X006132849

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Measuring What Matters: Competency-Based Learning Models in Higher Education by Richard Voorhees Pdf

Intended as a toolkit for academic administrators, faculty andresearchers to deal effectively with the rapid emergence ofcompetency-based learning models across higher education, thisvolume provides practical advice and proven techniques forimplementing and evaluating these models. Drawing from a recentNational Postsecondary Education Cooperative project that examineddata and policy implications across public and private institutionsas well as an industrial setting, readers will find an inventory ofstrong practices to utilize in evaluating competency-basedinitiatives. Issues discussed include practical concerns ofmeasuring and reporting competency; the critical connectionsbetween the skills employers seek and student preparation for them;the connections between distance education, accrediation, andcompetencies; and the difficult procedure of setting appropriatepassing standards for assessments. With a bibliography oncompetency literature and a framework for creating competencymodels, this volume is an invaluable tool to researchers andpractitioners alike. This is the 110th issue of the Jossey-Bass series NewDirections for Institutional Research.

Author : Strohschen, Gabriele I.E.,Lewis, Kim
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781522584896

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Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education by Strohschen, Gabriele I.E.,Lewis, Kim Pdf

As the paradigm of education in academia continues to shift towards more diversity and inclusion, educators need to consider incorporating a “both-and” mindset when designing relevant education models in adult education. In order to attain a cross-sector collaboration among diverse stakeholders, innovative education practice settings with instructional strategies that meet the learning needs of every student need to be evaluated and implemented. Competency-Based and Social-Situational Approaches for Facilitating Learning in Higher Education is a critical research resource that discusses project-based and social-situational instructional practices within community engagement as a method for educating adults. The approaches to designing and implementing learning activities show how to optimize community and business knowledge assets to collaboratively design and implement curricula in order to work toward social justice and community development. Divided into three sections, this publication provides extensive coverage on the design and delivery of academic programs, instructional approaches, and more, making it an ideal resource for professionals, adult education practitioners, faculty, administrators, community activists, researchers, and academicians.

Author : Gerald Grant
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015047850758

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On Competence by Gerald Grant Pdf

Author : A. W Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995269238

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Teaching in a Digital Age by A. W Bates Pdf

Author : Bach, Shirley,Haynes, Philip,Lewis Smith, Jennifer
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335218295

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Online Learning And Teaching In Higher Education by Bach, Shirley,Haynes, Philip,Lewis Smith, Jennifer Pdf

Online learning and teaching (e –learning) is a rapidly developing area in modern universities. This book examines the relevant theory, and drawing on the authors experience, offers teachers in higher education realistic options for developing this area of their teaching practice.

Author : María Luisa Pérez Cañado
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400753860

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Competency-based Language Teaching in Higher Education by María Luisa Pérez Cañado Pdf

Spanning the divide between the theory and praxis of competency-based teaching in tertiary language education, this volume contains invaluable practical guidance for the post-secondary sector on how to approach, teach, and assess competencies in Bologna-adapted systems of study. It presents the latest results of prominent European research projects, programs of pedagogical innovation, and thematically linked academic networks. Responding to a profound need for a volume addressing the practical aspects of the newly designed language degrees now being rolled out across Europe, this essential contribution pools the insights of a prestigious set of scholars, practitioners, and policy makers from diverse parts of Europe and the US. It will inform crucial decisions about instituting and evaluating competencies in a new generation of language studies programmes. ​

Author : Monica Kennedy,Stephen Billett,Silvia Gherardi,Laurie Grealish
Publisher : Springer
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789401795029

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Practice-based Learning in Higher Education by Monica Kennedy,Stephen Billett,Silvia Gherardi,Laurie Grealish Pdf

This book addresses issues confronting universities’ attempts to integrate practice-based learning in higher education curriculum, yet which reveals the jostling of cultures which exist within and amongst the academy, industry, government and professional bodies and other educational providers. The book engages theory in practices, and draws upon research highlighting the issues and transactions that emerge with implementation of work integrated learning arrangements as uses these resources to discuss and develop further both theoretical premises and procedural contributions. The illustrative cases derive utilise metaphors of culture in their exploration of the epistemologies, structures, politics, histories and rituals which constrain program opportunity and success in making these advances. The volume comprises two main sections, the first laying out focal issues in the integration of learning and work in higher education. This section presents the issues at multiple levels of analysis and in theoretical terms. This section provides a foundation for the second section of the book which introduces a number of research studies illustrative of the issues theorised in the first. The cases highlight the practice of workplace and higher education pedagogy. They provide thick descriptions of experiences of integration and are explicitly focused on the implementation of work integrated programs in higher education. The volume commences with an introductory chapter which sets out the range of issues addressed both theoretically and through illustration in the book and a final chapter critically reviews the contributions and acts to provide a cohesive picture of the learning practices of work and higher education and the possibilities of their integration.

Author : Claire McAvinia
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780081006337

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Online Learning and its Users by Claire McAvinia Pdf

Online Learning and Its Users: Lessons for Higher Education re-examines the impact of learning technologies in higher education. The book focuses particularly on the introduction and mainstreaming of one of the most widely used, the virtual learning environment (VLE) or learning management system (LMS). The book presents an activity theoretic analysis of the VLE’s adoption, drawing on research into this process at a range of higher education institutions. Through analysis and discussion of the activities of managers, lecturers, and learners using the VLE, lessons are identified to inform future initiatives including the implementation of massive open online courses (MOOCs). A replicable research design is included and explained to support evaluation and analysis of the use of online learning in other settings. The book questions accepted views of the place of technologies in higher education, arguing that there has been a repeated cycle of hype and disappointment accompanying the development of online learning. While much research has documented this cycle, finding new strategies to break it has proved to be a more difficult challenge. Why has technology not made more impact? Are lecturers going to be left behind by their own students in the use of digital technologies? Why have we seen costly and time-consuming failures? This book argues that we can answer these questions by heeding the lessons from previous experiences with the VLE and early iterations of the MOOC. More importantly, we can begin to ask new and different questions for the future to ensure better outcomes for our institutions and ultimately our learners. presents institution-wide analysis of the adoption of a key educational technology for higher education, validated across multiple sites, to support deeper understanding of the use of learning technologies in context describes Activity Theory and presents a replicable model to operationalise it for investigations of the use of online learning in higher education and other settings provides a unique perspective on the historical experience of VLE adoption and mainstreaming to identify important insights and essential lessons for the future

Author : Donnelly, Roisin,McSweeney, Fiona
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781599048178

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Applied E-Learning and E-Teaching in Higher Education by Donnelly, Roisin,McSweeney, Fiona Pdf

"This book presents international practices in the development and use of applied e-Learning and e-Teaching in the classroom in order to enhance student experience, add value to teaching practices, and illuminate best practices in the area of e-Assessment. This book provides insight into e-Learning and e-Teaching practices while exploring the roles of academic staff in adoption and application"--Provided by publisher.