Educational Developments, Practices and Effectiveness Global Perspectives and Contexts

Exploring a range of educational developments and practices in different national contexts in Australia, Canada and Switzerland, this book analyses the effectiveness of such initiatives. Case studies in the book include business and online education, supporting students with disabilities and school-wide pedagogical improvement.

List Of Figures List Of Tables Acknowledgements List Of Abbreviations Notes On The Contributors Foreword; Thomas Michael Power 1. Researching And Extending Developments In Contemporary Educational Practice; Jennifer Lock, Petrea Redmond And Patrick Alan Danaher PART I: EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR LEARNERS AND TEACHERS Part I Introduction: Educational Developments And Improving Outcomes For Learners And Teachers; Jennifer Lock 2. Managing Developments In Education: Social Business Learning As Opportunity And Challenge For Corporate Learning; Sabine Seufert And Christoph Meier 3. Thinking Collaboratively In Educational Environments: Shared Metacognition And Co-Regulation In Communities Of Inquiry; D. Randy Garrison And Zehra Akyol 4. The Changing Nature Of Educational Support For Students With Disabilities; Shalene Werth And Shaunaugh Brady 5. Evaluation As An Educational Development To Improve Practice: Teacher Ict Knowledge, Skills And Integration; Karen Trimmer PART II EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS AND SPECIALISED DISCIPLINES OF KNOWLEDGE Part II Introduction: Educational Developments And Specialised Disciplines Of Knowledge; Petrea Redmond 6. A Vision And Language For Schoolwide Pedagogical Improvement; Lindy Abawi 7. Exploring Teaching Developments: Influencing Sustainable Engineering Practice; David Thorpe 8. Conceptualising, Implementing And Evaluating The Use Of Digital Technologies To Enhance Mathematical Understanding: Reflections On An Innovation Development Cycle; Linda Galligan, Christine Mcdonald, Carola Hobohm, Birgit Loch And Janet Taylor 9. Mass Media Entertainer Or Educator Of Children? Raising This Issue And Proposing Productive Solutions; Jennifer Donovan Index

Lindy Abawi, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Zehra Akyol, e-learning designer Shaunaugh Brady, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Patrick Alan Danaher, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Jennifer Donovan, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Linda Galligan, University of Southern Queensland, Australia D. Randy Garrison, University of Calgary, Canada Carola Hobohm, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Birgit Loch, University of Technology, Australia Jennifer Lock, University of Calgary, Canada Christine McDonald, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Christoph Meier, University of St Gallen, Switzerland Thomas Michael Power, Laval University, Canada Petrea Redmond, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Sabine Seufert, University of St Gallen, Switzerland Janet Taylor, Southern Cross University College, Australia David Thorpe, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Karen Trimmer, University of Southern Queensland, Australia Shalene Werth, University of Southern Queensland, Australia