E-raamat: How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity: A Practical Introduction

This is a comprehensive collection of resources to help faculty members and instructional designers navigate the increasingly complex space of technology-enabled learning. With 37 contributions arranged in two sections Key Technologies Platform and Tools and Larger Technical Trends and Contexts this collection is full of insights, practical suggestions and connections to both effective practice and research. Significant contributions from key influencers in e-learning, including Mark Brown and Nichola Witton, help make this a high-quality collection. -- Teachonline.ca How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity brings together a broad range of perspectives on a rapidly evolving field and mixes the theoretical with the technical in a practical and accessible format for anyone interested in how to best apply technology to education. -- Tom OMara, Head of Digital Education, University College Cork, Ireland This book brings together an impressive collection of the best thinkers in global educational technology to provide a timely and much-needed analysis. The book establishes a conversation between technology, theory and praxis, and thus avoids the more hyperbolic utopias or dystopias regarding technology, instead focusing on thoughtful and useful implementation and considerations. An invaluable contribution for anyone interested in the intersection of education and technology. -- Martin Weller, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK How to Use Digital Learning with Confidence and Creativity is a comprehensive, accessible and insightful guide for anyone interested in the current and future state of education. Edited by Gearóid Ó Sśilleabhįin, Donna Lanclos and Tom Farrelly this book brings together a diverse and experienced group of authors who share their perspectives on various aspects of digital learning, from pedagogy and design to activism and leadership. Whether you are a novice or an expert, a teacher or a learner, a researcher or a practitioner, you will find something valuable and relevant in this edition. You will learn how to use digital tools and platforms effectively, creatively, and ethically, as well as how to challenge and transform the existing structures and practices of education. This book is not only an accessible source of information designed to provide a broad overview of the key topics in contemporary digital learning, but also a source of inspiration and empowerment for anyone who wants to make a positive difference in the world of education. -- Clint Lalonde, Director of Open Education, BCcampus, Canada This is an authoritative, interesting, and practical book containing contributions from many leaders in the field of digital learning. Keeping abreast of the constantly evolving digital learning landscape is a permanent challenge for those involved in organising and delivering digital learning and this work delivers a broad and accessible introduction to the key topics. Organised into three main sections, the reader can dip into those chapters that are of immediate relevance to their practice and then browse broader areas of interest. The clear introduction at the start of each section gives a rapid navigation tool for the subsequent chapters. This book will become a valuable reference resource in the increasingly complicated and contentious world of digital learning as well as providing inspiration and advice for making practical changes for the benefit of learners. -- Helen OSullivan, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Chester Practically oriented and highly accessible, this is a rich and rewarding collection of writing unafraid to tangle with complexity and wicked problems. Whilst the book is segmented into technology, theory, and praxis, the editors are clear that digital learning is highly intersectional and readers will be rewarded by adopting this approach. Anyone working in digital learning today will find insight, guidance, inspiration, and most of all, community within this book. -- Anne-Marie Scott, Board Chair of the Apereo Foundation