Course management systems for learning : beyond accidental pedagogy / Patricia McGee, Colleen Carmean, Ali Jafari, [editors].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Carole A. Barone -- Preface / Patricia McGee, Colleen Carmean and Ali Jafari -- Ch. I. Measure for measure : assessing course management systems / Colleen Carmean and Gary Brown -- Ch. II. Standards? : what and why? / Phil Long and Frank Tansey -- Ch. III. Libraries, information, and course management systems / Joan K. Lippincott -- Ch. IV. The interplay of teaching conceptions and course management system design : research implications and creative innovations for future designs / Xornam S. Apedoe -- Ch. V. Frameworks for CMS design and evaluation / Marwin Britto -- Ch. VI. The CMS as shapeshifter, catalyst, and engaging learning tool / Cyprien Lomas and Ulrich Rauch -- Ch. VII. Learner engagement and success in CMS environments / Bob Bender -- Ch. VIII. CMS implementation as a catalyst for curricular change / Lynne O'Brien, Amy Campbell and Samantha Earp -- Ch. IX. NGCMS : exploring and supporting effective faculty use / Youmei Liu -- Ch. X. Over the rainbow : waking up in tomorrow's OZ / Patricia McGee, Vicki Suter and Jennifer Gurrie -- Ch. XI. Pushing the envelope : designing authentic learning activities using course management systems / Nada Dabbagh -- Ch. XII. From course management to curricular capabilities : a capabilities approach for the next-generation CMS / Van Weigel -- Ch. XIII. The missing link to enhanced course management systems : adopting learning content management systems in the educational sphere / Steven Shaw and Vivek Venkatesh -- Ch. XIV. Virtual classroom facilities embedded in a course management system / Jesko Kaltenbaek -- Ch. XV. The use of database-driven Web pages to increase the functionality of current online learning technology / Richard Caladine -- XVI. CMS portfolios for learning and evaluation / Jon Lanestedt and Mona Stokke -- XVII. Putting course management systems behind us / Robby Robson -- XVIII. Course management systems for learning : future designs / Barbara Ross -- Ch. XIX. Future directions of course management systems / David Mills -- Ch. XX. From course management systems to open frameworks and a sustainable ecology of educational systems / Vijay Kumar and Jeff Merriman -- Ch. XXI. Conceptualizing a new CMS design / Ali Jafari -- Ch. XXII. Next generation : speculations in new technologies / Bryan Alexander.

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of standards, practices and possibilities of course management systems in higher education"--Provided by publisher.

"Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy is a comprehensive overview of standards, practices and possibilities of course management systems in higher education. Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy focuses on what the current knowledge is (in best practices, research, standards and implementations) and the history of the CMS, while also discussing innovative practices in CMS instructional design that have been informed by learning theory and intentional pedagogy. The last section of this book is an invited section, where vendors (WebCT, OKI, Angeli and innovators address their vision of the tools, practices and possibilities in a true next generation." "Course Management Systems for Learning: Beyond Accidental Pedagogy represents the points-of-view of a variety of stakeholders and allows each to write in the style and language that is relevant to their field, making this a useful tool for practitioners, developers, administrators, faculty members, and students."--BOOK JACKET.

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