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Mobile Devices in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
As technology advances, mobile devices have become more affordable and useful to countries around the world. The use of technology can significantly enhance educational environments for students. It is imperative to study new software, hardware, and gadgets for the improvement of teaching and learning practices. Mobile Devices in Education: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of mobile technologies in learning and explores best practices of mobile learning in educational settings. Highlighting a range of topics such as educational technologies, curriculum development, and game-based learning, this publication is an ideal reference source for teachers, principals, curriculum developers, educational software developers, instructional designers, administrators, researchers, professionals, upper-level students, academicians, and practitioners actively involved in the education field.
Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings
Mobile phones have become an integral part of society, as their convenience has helped democratize and revolutionize communication and the marketplace of ideas. Because of their ubiquity in higher education, undergraduate classrooms have begun to utilize smartphones and tablets as tools for learning. The Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Applications in Higher Education Settings explores and fosters new perspectives on the use of mobile applications in a classroom context. This timely publication will demonstrate the challenges that universities face when introducing new technologies to students and instructors, as well as the rewards of doing so in a thoughtful manner. This book is meant to present the latest research and become a source of inspiration for educators, administrators, researchers, app developers, and students of education and technology.
De la educación superior a los entornos profesionales: aprendizajes emergentes del estudio de las prácticas y pasantías
El libro recoge resultados de investigaciones realizadas en trece universidades (12 colombianas y 1 mexicana) que, mediante una metodología de estudio de caso, aportaron a un multicaso cuyo objetivo fue “caracterizar los aprendizajes y competencias previas requeridas por diversos entornos laborales en los que estudiantes de distintos programas universitarios realizan las prácticas profesionales”. A partir de las trece contribuciones, y con un enfoque interdisciplinario, se aporta a discusiones sobre: competencias “blandas” y “duras”; el ajuste de las prácticas a esta “nueva realidad” desde lo virtual; la relación de la práctica profesional con los perfiles de egreso; la ...
Innovación y sustentabilidad energética
Este libro es el segundo tomo de la colección de Innovación y sustentabilidad energética. Destacan aquí las experiencias e investigaciones educativas en el marco de: Openergy Lab para desarrollar recursos educativos abiertos de energía, sistemas de gestión del conocimiento para la visibilidad de la producción energética y cuatro cursos masivos abiertos (MOOCs) de formación en temas de energía. En el momento en que se presenta este libro, los MOOC han contado con más de 100,000 participantes, de más de 51 países (dato de la plataforma EdX, donde destacan diez países por cantidad de participantes: México, España, Perú, Colombia, Argentina, Estados Unidos, Ecuador, Chile, Venez...
The Digital Turn in Higher Education
The book deals with the digital turn in higher education: One aim of this book is to address the challenge by providing a multi-disciplinary, international perspective on higher education during the digital turn. It presents epistemological, ethical and theoretical approaches, and best practice examples, from universities in different countries using different learning strategies. The book can be understood as an international and interdisciplinary collection providing heuristic strategies for handling the digitalization of higher education in theory and in practice.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
The book compiles the results of several research studies on this subject. It discusses important developments in interpersonal psychotherapy research and its translation into clinical practice. It describes typical phases of treatments and highlights applications for patient populations, which have seen results from interpersonal psychotherapy.
Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delivering water, treating waste, and preventing and remediating pollution in air, water, and soil. These achievements are a testament to the multidisciplinary, pragmatic, systems-oriented approach that characterizes environmental engineering. Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges outlines the crucial role for environmental engineers in this period of dramatic growth and change. The report identifies five pressing challenges of the 21st century that environmental engineers are uniquely poised to help advance: sustainably supply food, water, and energy; curb climate change and adapt to its impacts; design a future without pollution and waste; create efficient, healthy, resilient cities; and foster informed decisions and actions.
Pseudocereals
The aim of this book is to update knowledge and summarise recent research on pseudocereals, particularly regarding their botanical characteristics, composition, structure, use, production, technology and impact on human health. In the last few years, pseudocereals – in particular amaranth and quinoa – have acquired increased importance (which is also due to the increased demand for gluten ]free food). Worldwide, the demand for amaranth and quinoa has risen immensely, as seen in rising prices for amaranth and quinoa. At the same time, research in all relevant fields has intensified. At present there is some confusion surrounding the term ‘pseudocereals’ and what it does and does not i...
Creativity and Entrepreneurship
'Creativity and Entrepreneurship speaks to an experiment in which we are all today participating' in academia, in research, in commercial enterprise and in culture. Moving beyond traditional borders, sometimes because we must and other times simpl
