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Title Self-directed multimodal learning in higher education / editor, Jako Olivier.

Publication Info. Durbanville, Cape Town : AOSIS Publishing, [2020]
©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xxxv, 432 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium monochrome
Description text file
Series NWU Self-directed learning series, 2707-1537 ; volume 5
NWU self-directed learning series. 2707-1537 ; volume 5.
Note Available through AOSIS Scholarly Books.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-425) and index.
Contents Self-directed multimodal learning within a context of transformative open education / Jako Olivier -- Affordances of the Community of Inquiry framework for self-directed blended learning in South African research / Chantelle Bosch, Dorothy Laubscher, Jako Olivier -- Adaptive learning technology to enhance self-directed learning / Donnavan Kruger -- A systematic literature review to probe design guidelines for a self-directed blended learning environment / Dorothy Laubscher, Chantelle Bosch -- Diffractive pathways in self-directed multimodal learning: experiences from Botswana and South Africa / Mmabaledi Seeletso, Jako Olivier -- Implementing cooperative learning elements in Google Docs to optimise the online social presence in a self-directed environment / Christo van der Westhuizen, Elsa Mentz -- Situated and culturally appropriate self-directed multimodal learning / Jako Olivier -- Scaffolding teachers' critical reflection in a South African distance learning programme through a design-based study / Corné Kruger -- Optimising the Community of Inquiry principles of online self-directed learning environments / Christo van der Westhuizen -- Blending and cooperating in the computer literacy classroom: an opportunity to develop self-directed learning skills / Roxanne Bailey, Elsie Lubbe
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Summary This book aims to provide an overview of theoretical and practical considerations in terms of self-directed multimodal learning within the university context. Multimodal learning is approached in terms of the levels of multimodality and specifically blended learning and the mixing of modes of delivery (contact and distance education). As such, this publication will provide a unique snapshot of multimodal practices within higher education through a self-directed learning epistemological lens. The book covers issues such as what self-directed multimodal learning entails, mapping of specific publications regarding blended learning, blended learning in mathematics, geography, natural science and computer literacy, comparative experiences in distance education as well as situated and culturally appropriate learning in multimodal contexts. This book provides a unique focus on multimodality in terms of learning and delivery within the context of self-directed learning. Therefore, the publication would not only advance the scholarship of blended and open distance learning in South Africa, but also the contribute to enriching the discourse regarding self-direction. From this book readers will get an impression of the latest trends in literature in terms of multimodal self-directed learning in South Africa as well as unique empirical work being done in this regard.
"Our knowledge of self-directed learning is sketchy at best, with much of the research in the 20th Century focusing on teacher-centred, behaviourist educational methods, and socio-constructivism in educational technology only really emerging in the mid-nineties. Learner-centred education is a very recent phenomenon, with much of the emphasis of learner-centred methodologies still focusing on the instructor having to put the learner in the centre - effectively still making it instructor-led. This book is thus providing ground-breaking work in providing two systematic literature reviews that provide a theoretical framework for the study of self-directed learning. It also provides six examples of empirical research into self-directed multimodal learning that not only provide good practical insights, but also serve as examples of innovative methodologies that may be used in further studies. The first comprises two case studies of distance and face-to-face education in a multimodal learning environment. On this follows a study of social presence, supported by Google Docs and then a piece on the role of culture and the importance of training in multiculturalism in learning design. Then comes a discussion of journaling and critical reflection, while chapter nine extends the reach to problem-based learning. The final chapter considers self-directed learning and digital literacy - a field that requires self-directed learning as the technology changes all the time, requiring lifelong self-directed learning. In conclusion this book provides a useful overview of the theories, technologies and practices of facilitating multimodal self-directed learning in a blended higher-education context."--Publisher's description.
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web
System requirements: internet access, web browser
Local Note Open Educational Resources (OER). Open Textbooks
Open Textbook Library
Subject Blended learning.
Blended learning.
Education -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Education -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Olivier, J. A. K. (Jacobus Alwyn Kruger), 1979- editor.
AOSIS Publishing, publisher.
Other Form: Print version : 9781928523406
ISBN 9781928523413 (epub)
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