Transnational Perspectives on Innovation in Teaching and Learning Technologies

This Volume Highlights Patterns With Transnational Applications Or Facets That Are Nationally/culturally Situated. The Chapters Provide Insights On Strategies And Technologies For Teaching And Learning That Are Being Used Across The World In Various Unique National/cultural Contexts. The Perspectives Reflect Innovations In Teaching And Learning From Africa, Asia And The Middle East, Europe, Latin America, And North America. Topics Covered Include: Transnational Innovative Teaching, Innovative Learning Technologies, Electronic Portfolio And Self-directed Learning, On-line Teaching And Learning In In-service Teacher Education, Dual Language Learner, Outcome-based Education, E-learning And Simulation, Democratic Assessment, Deliberative Dialoguing As A Teaching/learning Strategy, And Smart Glasses Digital Strategy For Learning. Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- Notes On Contributors -- Introduction: Transnational Perspectives On Innovation In Teaching And Learning Technologies / Emmanuel Jean-francois -- Transnational African Perspectives -- Addressing Learners’ Individual Needs With Turnitin / Sujee Eva -- Electronic-portfolio Approach To Enhance Self-directed Learning / Maynard Van Breda And Michael Van Wyk -- Transnational Asian And Middle East Perspectives -- On Or Off-line: Dilemmas In Using Online Teaching-learning In In-service Teacher Education / Orly Sela -- The Fobi-p4 Innovative Approach For Kindergarten Dual Language Learners In The China, Canada, United States English Immersion (ccuei) Research Collaborative / Mary Barbara Trube And Rong Yan -- Innovative Teaching, Learning And Technologies For Transformation Of Thai Higher Education Toward Outcome-based Education / Krittika Tanprasert -- Transnational European Perspectives -- Academic Professionalization And Transnationalization – Comparative Studies In Adult And Lifelong Learning (compall) / Sabine Schmidt-lauff , Franziska Semrau And Regina Egetenmeyer -- Facilitating Social And Personal Growth With Simple Things / Jule Hildmann -- Transnational Latin American Perspectives -- Capacity Building In Low Resource Settings Through Continuous Medical Education In Health, Using E-learning And Medical Simulation / Enrique Teran , Michelle Grunauer And Gustavo Molina -- Letting Go Of Teacher Power: Innovative Democratic Assessment / María Dolores Lasso -- Transnational North American Perspectives -- Deliberative Dialogue As A Teaching/learning Experience In Higher Education / Fonkem Achankeng I -- Smart Glasses As Digital Strategy For Learning In Higher Education / Deborah Schreiber And Laura Hyatt -- Different Voices: Guest Speakers As Pedagogy In A Culture Class / Kaishan Kong -- Using Technology To Provide Higher Education For Refugees / Natasha Boškić , Thomas J. Sork , Rita Irwin , Samson Nashon , Cynthia Nicol , Karen Meyer And Sharon Hu. Emmanuel Jean-francois. Includes Bibliographical References.