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Disciplines in the Education college
Web 2.0 applications in education
Web 2.0 (read/write participative Web) offers many applications that can be used by students and teachers. This discuss aims to identity/discuss Web 2.0 apps for education and how they are being used.
Instructional Design
The tools and philosophy related to the design of learning materials.
Educational/Instructional Technology
Educational Technology has a strong focus on instructional design, development, and evaluation, as well as, current and emerging trends and technologies including: human performance technology, training, web-based learning, distance learning, distance education, technology integration, multimedia learning, animated pedagogical agents, and interactive learning environments.
New Literacies
New Literacies is an interdisciplinary field of work that examines the new reading comprehension and learning skills required by the Internet and other emerging information and communication technologies.
Secondary Math
Teaching pre-algebra through high school calculus.
Person-Centred Education
Find out more at
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/1-2-15-1-1.html
See potentials for blogging for education at www.authenticblogging.com
Track one person's journey at:
www.barkingowl.com/learning
Instructional Psychology and Technology
Research into educational measurement, instructional design, educational technologies, and learning theories.
Higher Education Administration
Higher-education administrators may not realize it, but they have one of “7 Great Careers for 2007,” according to a columnist on the Kiplinger Web site. Columnist, Marty Nemko, writes that higher-education administration provides “an ideal combination of money, status, sense of fulfillment, and good quality of life.” It also offers “good job-market prospects for the foreseeable future” because of rising enrollment. Mr. Nemko singles out student-affairs administration as “perhaps the most fun niche” of all.
Reading/Literacy/English/Language Arts
The field of reading, literacy, and the English/language arts is an interdisciplinary area of scholarship related to literacy, language, and literacy and language education from preschool through adulthood. Research examines the social, affective, cognitive, pedagogical, technological, curricular, cultural, linguistic, and political dimensions of literacy. The field includes diverse research paradigms and theoretical orientations; investigations employ a variety of methodologies and modes of inquiry.