The field of Digital Humanities is becoming more exciting as the number of low-cost or free mobile and desktop applications flood the market allowing users to accomplish tasks that only a few years ag
Instructors in a number of disciplines and researchers in education and information science explore some of the ways social networking can help improve higher education. Among their perspectives are h
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Immersive Interfaces: Virtual Worlds, Gaming, and Simulation uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to critically examine how gaming, simu
The readership for this collection of essays includes K-12, community college, university, and adult education teachers. The book's international contributors in educational technology, psychology, an
New technologies provide new ways of delivering the programs and services of higher educational (HE) institutions. Social media such as Facebook, blogs, Flickr, Twitter, and the Second Life virtual w
Educators at St. John's University, New York, introduce how Web 2.0 tools are being integrated into college curricula for enhancing experiential learning. With case studies, international contributors
This volume examines key considerations for effective online course redesign. Using a 4-phase approach, Redesigning Courses for Online Delivery informs thinking, inspires creativity, and structures de
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention Using Multimedia Technologies: Video Annotation, Multimedia Applications, Videoconferencing and Transmedia Storytelling examines new research on how videoco
Increasing Student Engagement and Retention in e-Learning Environments: Web 2.0 and Blended Learning Technologies examines new research on how online and blended learning technologies are being used i
Instructors in a number of disciplines, along with education scholars in Europe and the Americas show how the mobile communication technologies can provide educators with another set of tools by which
This collection of eighteen articles on the pitfalls of online education practices examines specific problems in the use of Internet and computer technologies and explores the ways in which advances i
The eleven chapters presented by the editors (both of St. John's U.) in this collection examine adoption principles and applications of classroom-mediated discourse technologies in higher education, w
