Este libro ofrece una mirada a los procesos de adaptación e integración que actualmente acontecen en el campo educativo como consecuencia de la ubicuidad y prevalencia de la tecnología en la sociedad actual. La denominada revolución digital obliga a los agentes educativos a una profunda reflexión acerca de cómo los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje deben adaptarse a los nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos y a las tendencias que sobre éstos se articulan. En este contexto, esta obra conjuga teoría y práctica con el objeto de, por un lado, proporcionar a los docentes una visión panorámica del impacto de la tecnología en los procesos educativos y, por otro lado, visualizar aportaciones de la investigación e innovación educativa que se caracterizan por una aplicabilidad efectiva en las aulas del siglo XXI. En este sentido, la concepción multidisciplinar del texto posibilita una comprensión global de las dinámicas de cambio que es necesario movilizar en los sistemas educativos para dar una respuesta adecuada a las nuevas necesidades de la sociedad digital. En la misma línea, este libro pretende capturar la naturaleza poliédrica de la tecnología y, en consecuencia, analiza una gran variedad de desarrollos y tendencias tecnológicas emergentes (por ejemplo, BYOD, inteligencia artificial, robótica, pensamiento computacional, etc.) con el propósito de brindar al lector un conocimiento práctico de cara a una implementación efectiva de la tecnología en las aulas.

Technological advances allow for improved immersion experiences using information and communication technologies (ITCs) and their respective didactic possibilities. On the other hand, with the expansion of internet, mobile applications, and video games, they have become common use in student educational environments. By integrating digital tools and resources into the curriculum, teachers can create interactive and immersive learning experiences that cater to diverse learning styles and foster critical thinking skills. Harnessing new technology may allow educators to enrich their classrooms while preparing students to navigate the digital world, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application in social and experimental sciences. Utilizing ICT for Didactics of Social and Experimental Sciences explores the benefits of using information and communication technology in social and experimental sciences. It includes strategies and resources such as virtual reality, augmented reality, videogames, and virtual classrooms that can transform social sciences, teaching and learning, and society. This book covers topics such as digital technology, virtual reality, and gamification, and is a useful resource for computer engineers, scientists, sociologists, education professionals, academicians, and researchers.

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Highlighted are the pedagogical, organizational, cultural, social, and economic factors that influence the adoption and integration of emerging technologies in distance education. Advice is offered on how educators can launch effective and engaging distance education initiatives, in response to technological advancements, changing mindsets, and economic and organizational pressures.

Nothing seems more far removed from the visceral, bodily experience of emotions than the cold, rational technology of the Internet. But as this collection shows, the internet and emotions intersect in interesting and surprising ways. Internet and Emotions is the fruit of an interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars from the sociology of emotions and communication and media studies. It features theoretical and empirical chapters from international researchers who investigate a wide range of issues concerning the sociology of emotions in the context of new media. The book fills a substantial gap in the social research of digital technology, and examines whether the internet invokes emotional states differently from other media and unmediated situations, how emotions are mobilized and internalized into online practices, and how the social definitions of emotions are changing with the emergence of the internet. It explores a wide range of behaviors and emotions from love to mourning, anger, resentment and sadness. What happens to our emotional life in a mediated, disembodied environment, without the bodily element of physical co-presence to set off emotional exchanges? Are there qualitatively new kinds of emotional exchanges taking place on the internet? These are only some of the questions explored in the chapters of this book, with quite surprising answers.

This groundbreaking book offers a down-to-earth resource for the practical application of blended learning in higher education as well as a comprehensive examination of the topic. Well-grounded in research, Blended Learning in Higher Education clearly demonstrates how the blended learning approach embraces the traditional values of face-to-face teaching and integrates the best practices of online learning. This approach has proven to both enhance and expand the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and learning in higher education across disciplines. In this much-needed book, authors D. Randy Garrison and Norman D. Vaughan present the foundational research, theoretical framework, scenarios, principles, and practical guidelines for the redesign and transformation of the higher education curriculum. Blended Learning in Higher Education Outlines seven blended learning redesign principles Explains the professional development issues essential to the implementation of blended learning designs Presents six illustrative scenarios of blended learning design Contains practical guidelines to blended learning redesign Describes techniques and tools for engaging students