Learning Environments: Technologies, Challenges and Impact Assessment
( Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World )
Publication series ：Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
Author： Robert Kenneth Atkinson (The School of Computing Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Arizona State University Tempe AZ USA)
Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year： 2014
E-ISBN: 9781628087000
Subject： G434 计算机化教学
Keyword： Education
Language： ENG
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Description
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the new technologies, challenges and impact assessments of learning environments. Topics discussed include MyiLOGS online technology for optimising teachers instructional progress management; a three-pronged approach to the design of technology-rich learning environments; using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in support of contextually rich learning environments that promote higher order thinking skills, meaningful learning and authentic environmental scientific inquiry; LEGO Mindstorms NXT; instruction via observational learning techniques; the effect of computer use on Chinese as a Foreign Language (CFL); an integrated educational technology evaluation framework; students compliance to technology-supported learning environments; student response systems and the impact on their learning environment, attitudes and achievement; visual thinking networking; collaborative approaches in virtual spaces; and the chemistry classroom environment.