Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age

Preface - J. M. Spector, D. Ifenthaler, P. Isaías, Kinshuk, D. Sampson Part I: Cognitive Approaches to Learning and Instruction (Spector) Chapter 1 - Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age: Introduction (Dirk Ifenthaler) Chapter 2 - Cognition and Student-Centered, Web-Based Learning (Michael J. Hannafin & Kathleen Hannafin) Chapter 3 - Testing as Feedback to Inform Teaching (J. C. Powell) Chapter 4 - Enhancing Learning from Informatics Texts (Alexandra Gasparinatou, Grammatiki Tsaganou & Maria Grigoriadou) Part II: Knowledge Representation and Mental Models (Ifenthaler) Chapter 5 - Model-Based Knowledge Mapping (Andreas Lachner & Pablo Pirnay-Dummer) Chapter 6 - Prototype for the Knowledge Representation Supporting Inter-Institutional Knowledge Flow Analysis (Ieva Zeltmate, Mareite Kirikova & Janis Grundspenkis) Chapter 7 - Progression of Mental Models Throughout a Course of Instruction (A. Aubteen Darabi, David W. Nelson, & Norbert M. Seel) Chapter 8 - The Qualitative Study of Contents Analysis and a Construction Method for e-Learning (Naomi Nagata & Toshio Okamoto) Part III: Technology-Facilitated Tools and Techniques (Isaías) Chapter 9 - VideoclipQuests as a New Setup for Learning (Axel M. Blessing & Ulrich Kortenkamp) Chapter 10 - Research on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Trans-Disciplinary Groups (Edita Butrime, Rita Marciulyniene & Rita Valteryte) Chapter 11 - Improving Teacher Performance Using an Enhanced Digital Video Reflection Technique (Geoffrey A. Wright) Chapter 12 - Experiencing and Learning with 3D Virtual Worlds (Laura Benvenuti, Elbert-Jan Hennipman, Evert-Jan R. G. Oppelaar, Gerrit C. van der Veer, BobCruijsberg & Geeske Bakker) Part IV: Communications and Methods (Kinshuk) Chapter 13 - CARTE: An Observation Station to Regulate Activity in a Learning Context (Christope Courtin) Chapter 14 - Acceptance of Model-Based Instruction Among Students in Spanish and Mathematics (Ulrike Hanke & Elke Huber) Chapter 15 - Communities of Learners: Extending the Boundaries of the Learning Experience Through Cross-Institutional Collaboration (Pat Gannon-Leary & Elsa Fontainha) Chapter 16 - Supporting the Implementation of the Case Activities Using e-Learning Technologies (Maria Boubouka, Ilias Verginis & Maria Grigoriadou) Chapter 17 - Practices in Old Age ICT-Education (Minnamari Naumanen & Markku Tukiainen) Part V: Integrative Methods and Online Learning (Sampson) Chapter 18 - Cultural Features of e-Learning: A Euro-Asian Case Study (Fredric William Swierczek & Clemens Bechter) Chapter 19 - Case Study on Student Blogs in a Blended Learning Course (Michael Derntl & Thomas Mazzurana) Chapter 20 - Self-Assessment: A Crucial Process in e-Training (Paola Nicolini, Tamara Lapucci & Chiara Moroni) Chapter 21 - A Design Framework for an Online English Writing Course (ChanMin Kim, Anne Mendenhall & Tristan E. Johnson) Chapter 22 - Catering for Different Learning styles in e-Learning (Vatcharaporn Esichaikul & Clemens Bechter) Chaper 23 - Learning and Instruction in the Digital Age: Epilogue - J. Michael Spector