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Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for Optimal Learning
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Terry, Krista, Ed.; Cheney, Amy, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The integration of emerging technologies in higher education presents a new set of challenges and opportunities for educators. With a growing need for customized lesson plans in online education, educators are rethinking the design and development of their learning environments. "Utilizing Virtual and Personal Learning Environments for…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Higher Education, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
Multiculturalism in Technology-Based Education: Case Studies on ICT-Supported Approaches
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Garcia-Penalvo, Francicso Jose – IGI Global, 2013
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…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Educational Technology, Cultural Pluralism, Teaching Methods
Building a Democratic Nation: Governments in Transition. [Student Text and] Teacher's Guide.
Matthews, Gretchen E.; Tarasovic, Amy E.; Sass, Charles R. – 2001
This student text and teacher's guide are part of a curriculum unit that examines the process and progress of democratic government from ancient Greece and Rome through the beginning of the twenty-first century. Part 1, "What is Democracy?" explores the growth and spread of democratic principles throughout the Western world, with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship, Democracy, Foreign Countries
Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention. The Making History Series
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Eshet, Dan – Facing History and Ourselves, 2007
This case study highlighting the story of Raphael Lemkin challenges everyone to think deeply about what it will take for individuals, groups, and nations to take up Lemkin's challenge. To make this material accessible for classrooms, this resource includes several components: an introduction by Genocide scholar Omer Bartov; a historical case study…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Individual Power, Power Structure
Rights and Liberties at Risk.
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Patrick, John J. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Reaffirms the importance of civic education and active learning about the Bill of Rights and attendant civic responsibilities. Identifies four categories of knowledge deficiencies about the Bill of Rights. Explores four key ways to improve teaching and learning about the Bill of Rights. Stresses connections between civic knowledge and the vitality…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties
Preparing to Teach in Secondary Schools
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Brooks, Valerie, Ed.; Abbott, Ian, Ed.; Bills, Liz, Ed. – Open University Press, 2004
This book is key reading for all trainee secondary school teachers. It covers the range of core professional skills that student teachers need to acquire irrespective of their subject specialism or their training route. It also considers recent developments in teaching, exploring the opportunities and challenges they present for those about to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Student Teachers, Secondary Schools, Teacher Attitudes