Keengwe and Agamba examine the costs and benefits associated with the shift to technologically mediated learning environments. Subjects explored include optimizing blended teaching and learning in traditional learning environments, using learning management tools, online instruction models, online learning community development, serving nontraditional students, and student outcomes and retention, among others.
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The highly learner-centered approach to the design and delivery of the content helps the reader gain an understanding of the need to blend traditional modes of thinking, learning, and teaching with rather an outside-the-box type of constructing, disseminating, and innovating content. In this book, yesterday’s conventional instructional methods are converged with today’s novel technology-rich instructional styles. [...] A plethora of ID models, systems, and principles seem to be unequivocally novel and pragmatic for students, instructors, and administrators in higher educational institutions. Most importantly, these ID models comprise digitally rich design, delivery, implementation, and assessment of faculty practices and/or student communication and learning processes with a highly learner-centered approach, guaranteeing student retention and leading to students’ improved academic performances, coupled with their self-directed learning and higher order critical thinking skills. I highly recommend this book.
– Seda Khadimally, MEd, ALM, EdD Candidate, California College of Communications, USA