ERIC Number: ED541481
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 382
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 1-4666-2101-X
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Multiculturalism in Technology-Based Education: Case Studies on ICT-Supported Approaches
Garcia-Penalvo, Francicso Jose
IGI Global
Our differences in language, cultures, and history around the world play a vital role in the way we learn. As technology-based education continues to be used worldwide, there is an ever growing interest in how multiculturalism comes into effect. Multiculturalism in Technology-Based Education: Case Studies on ICT-Supported Approaches explores the multidisciplinary approaches to transculturality and multiculturalism and its influence on technology-based education. This comprehensive reference source is a collection of education cases which investigate transcultural education using theoretical aspects and practical applications inside a technological framework. This book aims to be a reference for university professors, students, and researchers alike. Contents include: (1) Multicultural Approach to Learning History and Geography at School in Europe (Valentina Zangrando, Antonio M. Seoane Pardo, Francisco J. Garcia-Penalvo, Alicia Garcia Holgado, and Lucia Garcia Holgado); (2) About the Use of the DMs in CLIL Classes (Anna Consonni); (3) Learning Object Model and Framework Design for the Digital Modules Production (Alicia Garcia Holgado, Francisco J. Garcia-Penalvo, Valentina Zangrando, and Antonio M. Seoane Pardo); (4) The Role of ICTs in Rural Schools of Patagonia (Flavio Caldas and Ana Garcia-Valcarcel Munoz-Repiso); (5) Intercultural Education with Indigenous Peoples and the Potential of Digital Technologies to Make it Happen (Evaristo Ovide); (6) Gender Violence Experiences of Urban Adult Indigenous Women: Case Study (M. Cruz Sanchez Gomez, Antonio V. Martin Garcia, Ana Maria Pinto Llorente, Paula Andrea Fernandez Davila, and Pamela Zapata Sepulveda); (7) Promoting Multiculturalism in Technology Based-Education: A Framework for the Improvement of Compatibility between Educators of Special Groups and their Learners and a Case Study on Educators of Roma in Greece to Prove its Efficiency (Maria Pavlis-Korres and Elena Garcia Barriocanal); (8) Closing and Opening of Cultures (Joaquin Garcia Carrasco, Evaristo Ovide, and Miriam Bormhan Puyal); (9) Understanding Culture and its Implications for E-Learning (Enric Serradell-Lopez, Christina Casado-Lumbreras, and David Castillo-Merino); (10) E-Mentoring in Global Software Development Teams: Success Factors to Develop a Common Culture (Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, Alok Mishra, Christina Casado-Lumbreras, and Pedro Soto-Acosta); (11) Teamwork and Project Experiences in Multicultural Environments for Computing Students (Luis Fernandez-Sanz); (12) Online Networking: Integrating International Students into First Year University through the Strategic Use of Participatory Media (Josh McCarthy); (13) Technology-Based Values Teaching in Secondary Education (Miriam Borhan Puyal, Susana Olmos-Miguelanez, Paola Perochena Gonzalez, and Maria Jose Rodriguez-Conde); and (14) An Enquiry into the use of Technology and Student Voice in Citizenship Education in the K-12 Classroom (Venus Olla).
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Educational Technology, Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Citizenship Education, Multicultural Education, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology, Higher Education, History Instruction, Geography Instruction, Rural Schools, Females, Violence, Gender Issues, Mentors, Student Empowerment, College Freshmen, Social Networks, Teamwork, Computer Software, Resource Units, Minority Groups
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Students; Teachers; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Greece
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