Adult and Continuing Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (4 Volumes)

✍ Scribed by Information Resources Management Association

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 2111
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Beyond the undergraduate and graduate levels, education has traditionally ceased when students enter the workforce as professionals in their respective fields. However, recent trends in education have found that adult students beyond the traditional university age often benefit greatly from returning to further their education.

Adult and Continuing Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications investigates some of the most promising trends in furthering education and professional development in a variety of settings and industries. With an extensive array of chapters on topics ranging from non-traditional students to online and distance education for adult learners, this multi-volume reference book will provide students, educators, and industry professionals with the tools necessary to make the most of their return to the classroom.

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Editorial Advisory Board and List of Reviewers
List of Contributors
Table of Contents
Preface
Fundamental Concepts and Theories
Historical Evolution of Adult Education in America
Adult Learners Online
A Qualitative Research Approach for the Investigation and Evaluation of Adult Users' Participation Factors through Collaborative E-Learning Activities in the Virtual World of “Second Life”
Electronic Education and Lifelong Learning
Best Practices of Teaching Cross-Cultural Adults in Online Format
Participatory Barriers to the Informal Learning of Older Australians using the Internet and Web 2.0 Technologies
Millennial Adult Learners in the 21st Century
Adult Millennials
Social Justice and Adult Education
Open Access Web Resources for Library Continuing Education and Training
Professional Development Opportunities for Academic Subject Librarians
Definition and History of Online Professional Development
Professional Development with Graduate Teaching Assistants (TAs) Teaching Online
Key Factors for Maximizing the Effectiveness of Blended E-Learning
Assessment Processes for Online Professional Development
Tools and Technologies
Enabling Creative Blended Learning for Adults through Learning Design
Engaging Adult Learners with Innovative Technologies
Technology as Integral to a New Paradigm of Adult Education
Twitter-Based Knowledge Sharing in Professional Networks
Teachers' Use of Social Networking Sites for Continuing Professional Development
Assessment and Learning Partnerships in an Online Environment
Defining Professional Development for Technology
Online Professional Development for Adults
Professional Development in a Virtual World
From Basic Participation to Transformation
3D Virtual Classroom Simulations for Supporting School Teachers' Continuing Professional Development
The Use of Digital Resources to Support Elementary School Teachers' Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
Teacher Professional Development Using Mobile Technologies in a Large-Scale Project
Professional Development for Online Educators
Enabling Professional Development with E-Portfolios
ARTI
Development and Design Methodologies
Design of an Online Continuing Education Module
Towards an Adult Learning Architecture of Participation
The Single Most Popular Theory
Design Guidelines for Self-Assessment Support for Adult Academic Distance Learning
Designing a Professional Development Program
Theoretical Rationale for Designing a Blended Learning Teachers' Professional Development Program
Designing District-Wide Technology-Rich Professional Development
Multi-Faceted Professional Development Models Designed to Enhance Teaching and Learning within Universities
A Framework for Developing Robust Online Professional Development Materials to Support Teacher Practice under the Common Core
Designing Effective Online Instructor Training and Professional Development
Designing Simulations for Professional Skill Development in Distance Education
An Activity Theoretical Approach to Examining Virtual Professional Development and Informal Learning via Social Networks
A Model for Online Instructor Training, Support, and Professional Development
Developing ITV Best Teaching Practices and Effective Professional Development Programs
Project Management Methods for the Implementation of an Online Faculty Development Course
Utilization and Application
Digital Literacy in a Lifelong Learning Programme for Adults
Lifelong Learning in Europe
The Public Library in an Aging Society
Adult Education and Sustainable Learning Outcome of Rural Widows of Central Northern Nigeria
Shifting to a Needs-Based Continuing Education Model
Online Mentoring as a Tool for Professional Development and Change of Novice and Experienced Teachers
Digital Media Literacy Practices for 5th Year Pre-Service Teachers in a PDS Model
Multi-Modal Professional Development for Faculty
Changing the Face of ELA Classrooms
Using an Observation Cycle for Helping Teachers Integrate Technology
Professional Development with and for Emerging Technologies
Ernst & Young Leadership and Professional Development Center
The Pacific Open Learning Health Net
Leveling the Professional Development Playing Field
The Pathway to Nevada's Future
Transformative Learning in the Workplace
Organizational and Social Implications
Transformative Learning and Technology in Adult and Vocational Education
Literacy Level and Vocational Training for Substance-Using Hispanic Adults
Facilitating Learning with Adult Students in the Transcultural Classroom
Nation Building through Andragogy and Lifelong Learning
An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Older Non-Traditional Students in an Online Learning Environment
Differentiating Instruction for Adult Learners in an Online Environment
Developing Self-Regulation Skills in Virtual Worlds
Lifelong Tools for the Learner, Educator, and Worker
Adapting Adult Educators' Teaching Philosophies to Foster Adult Learners' Transformation and Emancipation
Adult Learning Influence on Faculty Learning Cycle
More than Changing Classrooms
Reflections on Personal Experiences of Staff Training and Continuing Professional Development for Academic Staff in the Development of High Quality Support for Disabled Students in Higher Education
Adding the “Digital Layer”
Professional Development through Web 2.0 Collaborative Applications
Implementing the Professional Development Program
School Librarians as Significant Other
Managerial Impact
No Adult Left Behind
The Art and Science of Designing and Developing an Online English Language Training Module for Adult Learners
Partnerships between University and Adult Education Providers
Partnerships between Business and Adult Education Providers
Moving from Corporate Training to Corporate Education
Professional Development Opportunities Provided by Consortia
Providing Professional Development Opportunities to Staff in Tough Economic Times
Improving Teachers' Self-Confidence in Learning Technology Skills and Math Education through Professional Development
The Development and Change of Teachers' Strategic Knowledge in Teachers' Online Community of Practice
Benefits of Internal Professional Development for Academic Librarians
Teacher Leadership
Critical Issues
Interests as a Component of Adult Course Preferences
Profiling and Supporting Adult Learners
Teaching Computers to Adults
Chinese Pedagogy or Western Andragogy?
From Politicized Adult Education to Market Oriented Adult Higher Education
The E-Learning Cycle and Continuous Improvement for E-Entrepreneurs
Moving Beyond the One-Shot for Professional Development
Evaluating and Funding the Professional Development Program
Creating an Authentic Space for a Private and Public Self through E-Portfolios
Library Associations, Conferences, and Professional Development
A Professional Development School Technology Integration and Research Plan
An Intramuscular Approach to Teacher Development in International Collaborative Higher Education
A Decade Later
Online Communities of Practice as Vehicles for Teacher Professional Development
Is Presence of Community of Practice Dimensions Sufficient for Community-Based Teacher Professional Development?
ABCs and PCs
Emerging Trends
Examining Adult Learning Assumptions and Theories in Technology-Infused Communities and Professions
Collective Transformation of Three Generations of Chinese Adult Learners in K-20 Education
Participatory Learning in Formal Adult Education Contexts
Improving Workforce Education and Adult Learning
Story-Based Professional Development
Contrasting Professional Development and Continuing Education Opportunities for Library Professionals
Taking Action Research in Teacher Education Online
Online Learning Community
Teacher Professional Development through Virtual Campuses
The Impact of New Technologies on Professional Development
Developing Professional Competencies through International Peer Learning Communities
Managing Project-Based Workplace Learning at a Distance
Towards More Socio-Culturally Sensitive Research and Study of Workplace E-Learning
Moving from Professional Development to Real-Time Use
Index