Learning and Teaching : Principles and Pedagogy for E-Web and Adaptive Learning

Contents: I. Introduction: 1. Broadening horizons. 2. Online learners. 3. Teaching and learning: context and aims. 4. Characteristics of emergent forms of teaching and learning. II. Learning : theories and principles: 1. Learning theories--an overview. 2. Principles of learning. III. E-learning: 1. Theoretical foundation. 2. The technology of e-Learning. 3. Educational technology and interactions. 4. Intellectual tools. 5. Information technology as a tool. 6. Assessment and evaluation. 7. Benefits of e-learning. IV. Web-based instruction: 1. Web-based instruction. 2. Web-based teaching. 3. Developing a new pedagogy. 4. Teacher's role in Web based instruction. 5. Teachers approaches to using computers in their teaching. 6. Teaching principles. 7. Internet pedagogy of teaching science. V. Web based learning: 1. Teaching and learning through Web. 2. Learning style instruments. 3. Learning, perceptual styles and hypermedia: application to e-learning. 4. Learning to learn online. 5. Changing roles and relationships. 6. Interactive learning. VI. Web learning environments: 1. Useful resources on the Web. 2. UGC's initiatives in e-learning. 3. E-learning platform: Brihaspati. 4. E-Books. VII. Principles of adaptive learning: 1. Adaptive learning systems-definitions. 2. Functional learning strategies. 3. Steps in adaptive learning. 4. The learning cube. 5. Adaptive learning cycle. 6. Adaptive learning systems in the World Wide Web. 7. Pedagogically driven instructional design for online education. 8. Rating online courses. VIII. Adaptive learning systems: 1. Learning objects. 2. E-learning environments towards adaptive learning. 3. The Hyperlearn Project. 4. Integrated LS theory in adaptive-learning. 5. Interactive Web-based adaptive learning environment. 6. Learning styles research 7. Multimedia learning research. 8. Adaptive education research. 9. iWeaver. 10. iDesigner. References.