Transcultural Blended Learning and Teaching in Postsecondary Education

Author: Francois, Emmanuel Jean, author, ed.
Publisher: IGI Global, Hershey, PA
ISBN: 9781466620148
Table of Contents: Preface
Acknowledgment

Section I
ch. 1 Transculturality (Emmanuel Jean Francois)
ch. 2 A Traditional African Perspective of Blended Learning (Mejai B. M. Avoseh, Olugbenga Abimbola Fayomi, Bolanie Clara Simeon-Fayomi)
ch. 3 How Cultural and Learning Style Differences Impact Students’ Learning Preferences in Blended Learning (Dirk Tempelaar, Bart Rienties, Bas Giesbers, Sybrand Schim van der Loeff)
ch. 4 Exploring Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Using Hollins’ Structured Dialogue to Attain a Conduit for Effective Intercultural Experiences (Angela Owusu- Ansah)
ch. 5 Cyborg in the Village: Culturally Embedded Resistances to Blended Teaching and Learning (G'han Ruth Singh)
ch. 6 Not Just in Theory: Theoretical Aspects of Transcultural Blended Learning and Teaching Curriculum Design (Orly Sela)
ch. 7 Blended Learning Design and Teaching Strategies: Case of the Program Planning Course (Peggy Hui-Chaun Wei, Huang Chin- Yun)
ch. 8 Transformative Learning and Educational Technology Integration in a Post-Totalitarian Context: Professional Development among School Teachers in Rural Siberia, Russia (Wendy Griswold)
ch. 9 A Critical Perspective on the Challenges for Blended Learning and Teaching in Africa’s Higher Education (Alfred T. Kisubi)
ch. 10 Educational Technology and Instructional Design in Synchronous Blended Learning Environments (Sandra Y. Okita)
ch. 11 Facilitating Learning with Adult Students in the Transcultural Classroom (Gerald E. Thomas)
ch. 12 Crossing into the Dreamtime: Evaluating the Benefits of Weblogs as a Blended Learning Tool for University Students to Teach Elementary School Students about Australian Culture (Courtney Bauder, John K. Thompson)
ch. 13 Innovative Approaches in Project Management Blended Education: A Case Study on Introducing Agent-Based Simulation in a Master Degree Program (Constanta Nicoleta Bodea, Karen Pollack, Ike Shibley, Vicki S. Williams, Wu Shao-Wei, Ching Yu-Hui)
ch. 14 The Blended Learning Initiative: A University-Wide Program to Develop, Deliver, and Assess Blended Courses (Suzanne Weinstein, Karen Pollack, Ike Shibley, Vicki S. Williams, Wu Shao-Wei, Ching Yu-Hui)
ch. 15 Blended Learning: The Road to Inclusive and Global Education (Natasha Boskic, Sharon Hu)
ch. 16 Blended Learning in the Campus-Based University: A Case Study Exploring the Student Experience of Technology for Enhancing Learning (Amanda Jefferies)
ch. 17 Quality Matters in Transcultural Blended Learning and Teaching in Postsecondary Education: A Conceptual Framework (Emmanuel Jean Francois)
ch. 18 Intercultural Issues in Graduate Blended Learning Environments (L. Hyatt, Laurie Shcroeder, Adonay A. Montes)
ch. 19 Current and Emerging Trends in Transcultural Blended Learning and Teaching (Emmanuel Jean Francois)

Schedule constraints and other complicating factors can make face-to-face educational methods inadequate to the needs of learners. Thus, blended learning has emerged as a compromise that reconciles the need for high-tech and high-touch learning and teaching interactions.

Transcultural Blended Learning and Teaching in Postsecondary Education educates readers across nations and cultures and strengthens their understanding of theories, models, research, applications, best practices, and emerging issues related to blended learning and teaching through a holistic and transcultural perspective. This research volume serves as a valued resource for faculty, administrators, and leaders in postsecondary institutions to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate blended learning programs and courses. It also provides researchers with the latest research in transcultural blended learning and teaching theories, findings, best practices, and emerging trends. (From the Publisher)