Designing ProblemDriven Instruction with Online Social Media
Nonfiction, Computers, Application Software, Educational Software, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Computers & Technology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781617356469 | |
| Publisher: | Information Age Publishing | Publication: | February 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Information Age Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781617356469 |
| Publisher: | Information Age Publishing |
| Publication: | February 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Information Age Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Designing ProblemDriven Instruction with Online Social Media has the capacity to transform an educator’s teaching style by presenting innovative ways to empower problembased instruction with online social media. Knowing that not all instructors are comfortable in this area, this book provides clear, systematic design approaches for instructors who may be hesitant to explore unchartered waters and offers practical examples of how successful implementations can happen. Furthermore, it is a reference for instructors who need to solve issues that occur when developing a class utilizing problemdriven instruction with online social media. With the recent exponential growth of Twitter and Facebook, the potential for social media as an educational venue brings an urgent call for researchers to increase their concentration in this area to investigate further the educational possibilities of this format. These factors combined illustrate the mission of this book that is to enable instructors in the areas of instructional design, multimedia, information science, technology, and distance learning to have an evidencebased resource for this underexplored niche in instruction.
Designing ProblemDriven Instruction with Online Social Media has the capacity to transform an educator’s teaching style by presenting innovative ways to empower problembased instruction with online social media. Knowing that not all instructors are comfortable in this area, this book provides clear, systematic design approaches for instructors who may be hesitant to explore unchartered waters and offers practical examples of how successful implementations can happen. Furthermore, it is a reference for instructors who need to solve issues that occur when developing a class utilizing problemdriven instruction with online social media. With the recent exponential growth of Twitter and Facebook, the potential for social media as an educational venue brings an urgent call for researchers to increase their concentration in this area to investigate further the educational possibilities of this format. These factors combined illustrate the mission of this book that is to enable instructors in the areas of instructional design, multimedia, information science, technology, and distance learning to have an evidencebased resource for this underexplored niche in instruction.
