This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Learning and Optimization, LION 8, which was held in Gainesville, FL, USA, in February
Learning in informal settings is attracting growing attention from policymakers and researchers, yet there remains, at the moment, a dearth of literature on the topic. Thus this volume, which examines
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2014, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in August 2014. The 18 revised full papers presented tog
This book provides insights drawn from the authors’ extensive experience in teaching Puzzle-based Learning. Practical advice is provided for teachers and lecturers evaluating a range of different form
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Hybrid Learning, ICHL 2014, held in Shanghai, China, in August 2014. The 31 papers presented were carefully review
The International Handbook of Research in Professional and Practice-based Learning discusses what constitutes professionalism, examines the concepts and practices of professional and practice-based le
Here is a research-based guide to using ePortfolios to train and develop critically reflective teachers capable of transformative learning. Offers framework, examples and tips for teacher educators to
This book explores current thinking about the role of corrective feedback in language learning and teaching. Corrective feedback is a topic that is of relevance to both theories of second language lea
The International Handbook on Learning, Teaching and Leading in Faith Based Schools is international in scope. It is addressed to policy makers, academics, education professionals and members of the w
This book examines iterative learning control (ILC) with a focus on design and implementation. It presents a framework with various methodologies to ensure the learnable bandwidth in the ILC system to
The work presents a theoretical framework for the evaluation of e-Teaching that aims at positioning the online activities designed and developed by the teacher as to the Learning, Interaction and Tech
This book provides an overview of the state-of-the-art in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). It is organized as a collection of 21 clusters or research themes, each introduced by leading experts and
This volume presents recent research on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning. It contains the contributions of ebuTEL 2013 conference which took place in Trento, Ital
Rhetorical Ways of Thinking focuses on how the co-construction of learning models the interpretation of a mathematical situation. It is a comprehensive examination of the role of sociocultural-histori
Adopting a 'human factors' perspective, this book introduces a new way of understanding the learning process of a complex task, thus bridging the gap between traditional learning theory and new method
This book presents the outcomes of four years of educational research in the EU-supported project called ROLE (Responsive Online Learning Environments). Authors of the book are researchers, developers
One-day, one-problem is a unique adaptation of problem-based learning (PBL) pioneered at Republic Polytechnic, Singapore. Here students are challenged each day with a problem from their domain and att
This volume approaches teaching, learning and testing speaking from a variety of theoretical perspectives. It provides an account of original studies investigating different aspects of the development
This book offers a comprehensive review of Learning Analytics (LA). It highlights the latest results, methodologies, tools, strategies, and models and encompasses theoretical discussions as well as p
This Springer Brief examines the combination of computer vision techniques and machine learning algorithms necessary for humanoid robots to develop “true consciousness.” It illustrates the critical fi
As colleges, universities and other learning institutions explore teaching and learning through online environments, online communities of practice may provide solutions to organizational and professi
This book explores the many dialogues that exist between the arts and literacy. It shows how the arts are inherently multimodal and therefore interface regularly with literate practice in learning and
This book discusses how to use assessment to improve learning and to engage with accountability priorities at all levels. It describes efforts to move from a focus on assessment as measurement towards
This book presents current research on teaching and learning chemistry, offering a critical examination of various approaches and teaching strategies based on students' active engagement. Covers coope
The versatile, cost-effective technology of the tablet computer has proved to be a good fit with the learning capabilities of today's students. Not surprisingly, in more and more classrooms, the table
The chapters in this book are based on research papers delivered at the 8th biennial Networked Learning Conference (NLC) 2012. Twelve papers from the conference were chosen as exemplars of cutting edg
The provision of online learning is increasing almost exponentially, with both established and emerging educational institutions creating new and revised courses to meet the needs of students demandin
This book sets out the necessary processes and challenges involved in modeling student thinking, understanding and learning. The chapters look at the centrality of models for knowledge claims in scien
During the last two decades Confucian heritage culture countries have widely promoted teaching and learning reforms to advance their educational systems. To skip the painfully long research stage, Con
Teaching and learning paradigms have attracted increased attention especially in the last decade. Immense developments of different ICT technologies and services have paved the way for alternative but
Offering sequenced guidance for non-specialists on how to reap the benefits of machine learning in medicine and healthcare, this text harnesses the power of cutting-edge computing to maximize the acce
This book presents the state of the art in reinforcement learning applied to robotics both in terms of novel algorithms and applications. It discusses recent approaches that allow robots to learn moto
This volume introduces the concept of ‘adaptivity’ as occurring when, say, individuals cross boundaries. Through illustrations from both formal and informal learning, the book seeks to provide learnin
With the key role of social-psychological factors in the process of language learning now more accepted, this volume provides analysis and empirical research data on matters including the function of
Affective Prospecting integrates theoretical perspectives on learning with recent research in affective computing. These new perspectives are based on new research on emotion, cognition, and motivatio
The problem of Multiagent Learning (or MAL) is concerned with the study of how intelligent entities can learn and adapt in the presence of other such entities that are simultaneously adapting. The pro
Through a combination of theoretical development, methodological reflection and empirical case study, this book provides new insights in the complexities of learning in the context of the ongoing stru
This book provides an in-depth insight into the Dedicated Education Units (DEU) clinical learning strategy. It shows how DEUs work and explains the concept, philosophy, principles, practical implement
This book shows teachers, lecturers and students how open learning landscapes work, how to define quality and create assessments in such environments and how to apply these new measures. Includes asse
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Web-Based Learning, ICWL 2013, held in Kenting, Taiwan, in October 2013. The 34 revised full papers presented wer
