
Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning
Foundations and Applications
Educational systems worldwide are facing an enormous shift as a
result of sociocultural, political, economic, and technological
changes. The technologies and practices that have developed over the
last decade have been heralded as opportunities to transform both
online and traditional education systems. While proponents of these new
ideas often postulate that they have the potential to address the
educational problems facing both students and institutions and that
they could provide an opportunity to rethink the ways that education is
organized and enacted, there is little evidence of emerging
technologies and practices in use in online education. Because
researchers and practitioners interested in these possibilities often
reside in various disciplines and academic departments the sharing and
dissemination of their work across often rigid boundaries is a
formidable task.
Contributors to Emergence and Innovation in Digital Learning
include individuals who are shaping the future of online learning with
their innovative applications and investigations on the impact of
issues such as openness, analytics, MOOCs, and social media. Building
on work first published in Emerging Technologies in Distance
Education, the contributors to this collection harness the
dispersed knowledge in online education to provide a one-stop locale
for work on emergent approaches in the field. Their conclusions will
influence the adoption and success of these approaches to education and
will enable researchers and practitioners to conceptualize, critique,
and enhance their understanding of the foundations and applications of
new technologies.
George Veletsianos is an associate professor at Royal Roads University and holds a Canada Research Chair in Innovative Learning and Technology. His research is dedicated to understanding the practices and experiences of learners, educators, and scholars in emerging online settings. His presentations, publications, and most recent thoughts on education can be found at www.veletsianos.com.
Contributors to the volume include Terry Anderson, R. S. Baker, Angela D. Benson, Amy Collier, Alec Couros, Michael Dowdy, Margaret Edwards, B. J. Eib, Cassidy Hall, Katia Hildebrant, P. S. Inventado, Royce Kimmons, Trey Martindale, Rolin Moe, Beth Perry, Jen Ross, Elizabeth Wellburn, Andrew Whitworth.
Introduction
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1. The Defining Characteristics of Emerging Technologies and Emerging Practices in Online Education / George Veletsianos
2. Complexity, Mess and Not-Yetness: Teaching Online with Emerging Technologies / Jen Ross & Amy Collier
3. Theories for Learning with Emerging Technologies / Terry Anderson
4. Emerging Technology Integration Models / Royce Kimmons & Cassidy Hall
5. Multiple Learning Roles in a Connected Age: When Distance Means Less Than Ever / Elizabeth Wellburn & B.J. Eib
PART II: APPLICATIONS
6. Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics: Potentials and Possibilities for Online Education / R. S. Baker & P. S. Inventado
7. The Emergence of Practice: Two case studies of Moodle in Online Education / Andrew Whitworth & Angela D. Benson
8. Issues in Research, Design, and Development of Personal Learning Environments / Trey Martindale & Michael Dowdy
9. Designing for Open & Social Learning / Alec Couros & Katia Hildebrandt
10. The phenomenal MOOC: Sociocultural effects of a marginal learning model / Rolin Moe
11. Arts-Based Technologies Create Community in Online Courses / Beth Perry & Margaret Edwards
Conclusion
List of Contributors