Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education

Towards More Socio-Culturally Sensitive Research and Study of Workplace E-Learning

Adult and Continuing Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-5780-9.ch118 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 2026-2042

Author(s):

Karim A. Remtulla

Keyword(s):

Adult Education ◽

Adult Learning ◽

Career And Technical Education ◽

Technical Education ◽

Education And Training ◽

Career And Technical ◽

Culturally Informed ◽

E Learning ◽

Learning Research ◽

And Training

This article advocates workplace adult education and training researchers and scholar practitioners interested in career and technical education (CTE), adult education and technology, and who are attempting social and cultural critiques of workplace e-learning. The emphasis on the technological and artefactual in workplace e-learning research and study are not producing the expected learning outcomes from workplace adult education and training to the degree anticipated. Given increasingly global and diverse workforces, the research and study of workplace e-learning as a socio-culturally ‘negotiated' space may be an alternate approach toward a more socially and culturally informed understanding of adult learning from workplace e-learning.

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E-Learning Spaces

Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch004 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 47-58 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lesley Farmer

Keyword(s):

Career And Technical Education ◽

Technical Education ◽

The State ◽

Learning Spaces ◽

Career And Technical ◽

Current Trends ◽

E Learning

This chapter analyzes the state of learning spaces as they impact career and technical education. Relevant theories and models about physical learning spaces transfer to e-learning spaces. Critical features for planning e-learning spaces are detailed, and current trends in designing e-learning spaces are noted.

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Evolution of Adult Education

Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch060 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 791-804 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vivian W. Mott

Keyword(s):

Adult Education ◽

Adult Learning ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Career And Technical Education ◽

Technical Education ◽

Adult And Continuing Education ◽

Career And Technical ◽

E Learning ◽

The Impact ◽

Adult And Continuing

This chapter explores first the evolution of adult learning primarily in a Western context and particularly in terms of career and technical education. The discussion includes not only lifelong and self-directedlearning, but also the various contexts and venues in which career and technical education occurs. The chapter concludes with both the challenge and promise of e-learning in the field of adult and continuing education, asking what the impact of e-learning specifically may be for learners, stake-holders, instructors, and the field itself.

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Towards More Socio-Culturally Sensitive Research and Study of Workplace E-Learning

Vocational Education Technologies and Advances in Adult Learning ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0252-6.ch009 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 99-115

Author(s):

Karim A. Remtulla

Keyword(s):

Adult Education ◽

Adult Learning ◽

Career And Technical Education ◽

Technical Education ◽

Education And Training ◽

Career And Technical ◽

Culturally Informed ◽

E Learning ◽

Learning Research ◽

And Training

This article advocates workplace adult education and training researchers and scholar practitioners interested in career and technical education (CTE), adult education and technology, and who are attempting social and cultural critiques of workplace e-learning. The emphasis on the technological and artefactual in workplace e-learning research and study are not producing the expected learning outcomes from workplace adult education and training to the degree anticipated. Given increasingly global and diverse workforces, the research and study of workplace e-learning as a socio-culturally ‘negotiated’ space may be an alternate approach toward a more socially and culturally informed understanding of adult learning from workplace e-learning.

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Real-Time in Cyberspace

Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch010 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 128-143

Author(s):

Shalin Hai-Jew

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Career And Technical Education ◽

Technical Education ◽

Interactive Television ◽

Clear Understanding ◽

Career And Technical ◽

Interactive Lectures ◽

E Learning ◽

And Training ◽

Synchronous Time

Using live, synchronous time effectively in an instructor-led e-learning course requires a clear understanding of the dynamics of real-time, live interactivity. Synchronous interactivity enables live learning, demonstrations, collaborations, lab simulations, human-driven simulations, desktop simulations, live multi-data-stream events, and plenty of valuable learning and training. These may include webinars, online conventions, chat sessions, interactive television, and interactive lectures in CTE. These synchronous events may be non-human-facilitated or human-facilitated. To maximize synchronous time requires pedagogical preparation and the training of participants, setting the pace, troubleshooting technological challenges, and striving to create accessibility pre-, during- and post-event. This chapter will address some strategies for using live sessions in career and technical education to optimize the synergies of real-time.

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