The purpose of this book is to present and discuss current trends and issues in technology-enhanced learning from a European research perspective. Being a multifaceted and multidisciplinary topic, technology-enhanced learning is considered from four different viewpoints, each of which constitutes a separate part in the book. Parts include general as well as domain-specific principles of learning that have been found to play a significant role in technology-enhanced environments, ways to shape the environment to optimize learners’ interactions and learning, and specific technologies used by the environment to empower learners. A postface part is included to discuss the work presented in the preceding parts from a computer science and an implementation perspective. This chapter introduces the origin of the work presented in this book and gives an overview of each of the parts.
Spotlight Secondary is a course for learners of the English language at CEF A1-A2 level. The course combines active English learning with a variety of lively topics presented in themed modules.
This book is divided into three parts: Section I, Basic Concepts in Toxicology Testing; Section II, Toxicology Testing In Vivo; and Section III, Toxicology Testing In Vitro.
The reader is challenged to interpret the significance of toxicology testing results and to construct a logical approach toward the ultimate purpose of testing. Thus, the information contained herein is presented with great enthusiasm, particularly for the students prepared to dedicate their careers to this intriguing and fascinating scientific discipline.
Most of the contributions to this volume are revised versions of papers presented at two symposia, organised by the editors, at the 4th Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction in Turku, Finland, in 1991. Four of the contributors were specifically invited to submit a paper for this volume, so that the various approaches to intelligence, mind and reasoning are better presented.
From epic to limerick, novel to anecdote, literary narratives engage and entertain us. From autobiography and biography to accounts of familial generations, narratives define communities. Myths and histories loom large in religious traditions as well. Recently, the importance of narrative to ethics and religion has become a pervasive theme in several scholarly disciplines. In the essays presented here, a distinguished roster of scholars addresses a range of issues associated with this theme, focusing especially on questions concerning narrative's contribution to knowledge.
