There are many books about e-learning and online learning, so why did the authors decide to write another one? What makes this book different is its synthesis of online leaning and an attempt to locate online learning alongside the wider evolution of higher education policy and practice. It is our view that online learning cannot be seen in isolation from these wider important transitions. This book seeks to locate online learning and its arrival in the wider context of what is happening in higher education and practice. It deals with the entanglement of online learning and technological change with other major social changes and already-existing important developments in learning theory.
Educational assessment seeks to determine how well students are learning and is an integral part of the quest for improved education. It provides feedback to students, educators, parents, policy makers, and the public about the effectiveness of educational services. With the movement over the past two decades toward setting challenging academic standards and measuring students’ progress in meeting those standards, educational assessment is playing a greater role in decision making than ever before. In turn, education stakeholders are questioning whether current large-scale assessment practices are yielding the most useful kinds of information for informing and improving education. Meanwhile, classroom assessments, which have the potential to enhance instruction and learning, are not being used to their fullest potential.
This Handbook presents a collection of new papers from leading international authors on experiential learning and management education. Its aim is to surface the developments and debates that currently characterize experiential learning in business and management schools, and to bring together a clear set of theorybased practices and recent developments within a range of settings. The chapters in the Handbook all discuss experiential events that have been designed to engage students in the complex emotional, social, political, and relational issues that underpin management education.
Nearly half of all adults participate in some form of adult education every year in an effort to keep up with changes in their fields and technological advances that may affect their lives in various ways. This thirst for knowledge creates many career opportunities for adult education teachers who can lead courses for career advancement, skills upgrading, and personal enrichment. The demand for qualified instructors is expected to increase as more adults seek additional training and education. Employment in adult education is expected to grow faster than the average of other fields over the next ten years.
Meant for HR professionals, a student, or a foreign national, this book includes information on immigration rules and regulations. It covers topics as: the category of visa needed to suit the circumstances; facts about the UK Education System; housing, tax, and healthcare; what to do on getting there; and the information to live in the UK. Whether you are a HR professional responsible for bringing in staff from overseas, a student or a foreign national interested in coming to the UK, this book is for you.
