Handbook on Digital Learning for K-12 Schools

This book guides the adoption, design, development and expectation of future digital teaching and learning projects/programs in K12 schools. It provides a series of case studies and reports experiences from international digital teaching and learning projects in K12 education. The book also furnishes advice for future school policy and investment in digital teaching and learning projects. Finally, the book provides an explanation of the future capacity and sustainability of digital teaching and learning in K12 schools.

List of contents

Adoption of ICT in K12 Schools.- Design and Development (by teachers, for teachers).- Expectations of ICT.- Case Studies from Teachers.- Curriculum Development.

About the author

Ann Marcus-Quinn is a lecturer in Technical Communication and Instructional Design at the University of Limerick, Ireland. She is currently the Course Director for the Graduate Certificate in Technical Writing. Ann has been awarded both national and international funding for her research. In a previous role Ann worked with the National Digital Learning Resources service (NDLR) as a national advocate for Open Educational Resources.

Tríona Hourigan is a teacher and researcher employed by the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland. She received her B.A. in Language and Cultural Studies, Masters in French,  PhD in Education and Grad. Dip in Education from the University of Limerick. Prior to joining the Department of Education and Skills, she worked as a post-doctoral research fellow in the area of ICT in Education at the University of Limerick.

Summary

This book guides the adoption, design, development and expectation of future digital teaching and learning projects/programs in K12 schools. It provides a series of case studies and reports experiences from international digital teaching and learning projects in K12 education. The book also furnishes advice for future school policy and investment in digital teaching and learning projects. Finally, the book provides an explanation of the future capacity and sustainability of digital teaching and learning in K12 schools.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hourigan (Editor), Hourigan (Editor), Tríona Hourigan (Editor), An Marcus-Quinn (Editor), Ann Marcus-Quinn (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783319816074
• ISBN: 978-3-31-981607-4
• No. of pages: 516
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 29 mm x 237 mm
• Weight: 824 g
• Illustrations: XV, 516 p. 73 illus., 63 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; B, Lehrmittel, Lerntechnologien, E-Learning, Education, Learning, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Learning & Instruction, Instruction, Educational Technology, Digital Education and Educational Technology, Instructional Psychology, learning and instruction, Online teaching