Digital Teaching In Higher Education: Designing E-learning for International Students of Technology, Innovation and the Environment

Download or read book Digital Teaching In Higher Education: Designing E-learning for International Students of Technology, Innovation and the Environment written by Tom Worthington and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Higher Education is a global industry, driving a new technological, industrial revolution. However, it is important to remember education is about teachers helping students learn. This work is a collection of short essays exploring how to use digital technology to provide a form of teaching which will meet social and economic goals, and make use of technology, while still having a place for the academic as a teacher. Drawing on work undertaken for a Masters of Education in Distance Education, this book charts one future for Higher Education, including instructional design, planning and management, catering for international students, using Open Education Resources and Mobile Learning. E-learning designer and computer professional, Tom Worthington MEd FACS CP, uses as a case study his award-winning course in ICT Sustainability and the design of a new innovation and entrepreneurship course. -- author's website.