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Distributed Learning: Social and Cultural Approaches to Practice
Contributor(s): Lea, Mary R. (Editor), Nicoll, Kathy (Editor)
ISBN: 0415268095     ISBN-13: 9780415268097
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $28.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2001
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Annotation: During the last decade, new technologies have resulted in new forms for delivering learning, together with new terms for describing them - such as "distributed learning." These new forms include e-mail, video conferencing, Web CT, and computer conferencing. With contributions by some of the leading international authors in the area, "Distributed Learning" provides a theoretical framework for practitioners who are new to the field of distributed learning.
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Higher
- Education | Distance, Open & Online Education
Dewey: 378.175
LCCN: 2001048106
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.2" W x 9.16" (0.84 lbs) 224 pages
 
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At a time of increasing globalisation, the concept of open and distance learning is being constantly redefined. New technologies have opened up new ways of understanding and participating in Learning. Distributed Learning offers a collection of perspectives from a social and cultural practice-based viewpoint, with contributions from leading international authors in the field. Key issues in this comprehensive text are:
*the challenges of ICT to traditional teaching and learning practices
*the value and relevance of 'activity theory' and 'communities of practice' in educational institutions and the workplace
*perspectives on the relationship between globalisation and distributed learning, and the breakdown of distinctions between global and local contexts
*issues of identity and community in designing courses for the virtual student
*language and literacies in distributed learning contexts
This book provides useful introductory reading, building a sound theoretical framework for practitioners interested in how distributed learning is shaping post-compulsory education.