Transformative learning and online education aesthetics, dimensions and concepts /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Kurubacak, Gulsun, 1964-, Yuzer, T. Volkan, 1972-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), 2010.
• Subjects: Transformative learning > Cross-cultural studies.; Adult education > Computer-assisted instruction.; Internet in education.; Cross-cultural transformative learning; Transformative learning communities in 3D immersive learning environments; Learning outcomes; Teacher narratives; Virtual learning; Socio-cultural dimensions of e-learning systems; Visual literacy; Aesthetic decisions; High-order thinking in online discussions; Identity awareness
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"This book brings together online distance education, transformative online learning, and the aesthetics concepts discussing innovation, creativity, inclusion, society, culture, mobility, usability, discourse, feminism, ecology and spirituality"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Understanding transformative learning in online education / T. Yuzer, Gulsun Kurubacak
• 2. Cross-cultural transformative learning / Charles Townley, Dana Christman, Barbara Coppola, Qian Geng, Jiayong Li
• 3. Constructing transformative learning communities in 3D immersive learning environments / Barbara Howard, Robert Sanders, Terry McClannon
• 4. A tale of two courses / Melanie Shaw, John Bracke, Kelley Walters, David Long
• 5. Meta communication concept and knowledge building process in distance education / Ugur Demiray
• 6. Learning outcomes in online graduate education courses / Greg Kearsley
• 7. Acting and Interacting / Jane Spiro
• 8. E-learning and teaching / Amani Hamdan
• 9. Change or transformation? / Liz Browne
• 10. Breakthroughs, breakdowns, and some productive pedagogical paradoxes of virtual learning / Vachel Miller, Kelly Clark-Keefe
• 11. Socio-cultural dimensions of e-learning systems / Blessing Adeoye, Adesoji Oni
• 12. Turbulence and transformation / Frederick Buskey
• 13. Visual literacy and its impact on teaching and learning / Kim Song, Gwendolyn Turner
• 14. Aesthetic decisions of instructors and instructional designers / Patrick Parrish
• 15. How online tasks promote teachers' expertise within the technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) / Aviva Klieger, Anat Oster-Levinz
• 16. Promoting high-order thinking in online discussions / Anne Scott
• 17. Contemplative interaction / David Sable
• 18. Transformative learning and online education / Suresh Garg, Ramesh Sharma
• 19. Teaching transformative learning and digital/online education / Jason Goulah
• 20. Identity awareness / O.F. Adebowale
• 21. Identity / Radha Parikh
• 22. An elusive formula / Shalin Hai-Jew
• 23. Applicability of transformative learning theory in e-health teaching / Sisira Edirippulige, Rohana Marasinghe.