"This book examines the benefits and costs associated with the utilization of technology-mediated instructional environments, recognizing that instructional technology could offer alternative means of communication for understanding"-- Provided by publisher.

Has web-content- E-book edition.

Optimizing blended teaching and learning in brick-and-mortar institutions / Joachim Jack Agamba -- Utilizing learning management system (LMS) tools to achieve differentiated instruction / Sophia Palahicky -- A rich environment for active learning (REAL): a model for online instruction / Heather Robinson, Alana S. Phillips, Anneliese Sheffield, Michelle Moore -- Active learning strategies for online and blended learning environments / Cynthia Cummings, Diane Mason, Kaye Shelton, Katie Baur -- Cultivating community in online and blended learning environments / Tracy W. Smith, Emory Maiden III -- Serving nontraditional students: meeting needs through an online writing program / Dianna L. Newman, Meghan Morris Deyoe, David Seelow -- Blended for student engagement and retention: the case of cinema and visual culture and healthy lifestyle studies / Ishmael I. Munene, Flower Darby, John Doherty -- Student outcomes and retention in online academic and training programs / R. S. Hubbard -- Blending in the humanities: course model and assessment results / Astrid Klocke, Danielle Hedegard -- Using instructional design goals to appropriately classify instructional design models / Shani Salifu -- A model for improving online collaborative learning through machine learning / E. Muuro Maina, Peter W. Wagacha, Robert O. Oboko -- Blogs in teacher education: knowledge sharing among pre-service teachers on a group course blog / Peggy Semingson -- Using technology to enhance teacher preparation field experiences / Ursula Thomas -- Blended learning and digital curation: a learning design sequence / Nathaniel Ostashewski, Romana Martin, Andrew Brennan -- Learning through web-based authoring tools / Tony Lee, Doo Hun Lim.