E-Learning Initiatives in China: Pedagogy, Policy and Culture

Table of Contents

Figures     ix
Tables     xi
Contributors     xiii
Acknowledgments     xvii
Background     1
Introduction   Helen Spencer-Oatey     3
e-Learning in Higher Education in China: An Overview   Kang Feiyu   Song Gilsun     11
Designing and Delivering Online Courses in China     33
Editor's Introduction to Section 2     34
Learning by Multimedia and Multimodality: Some Critical Reflections on Web-Based Courseware Design in the Chinese Context   Gu Yueguo     37
Designing an Innovative Online Course in Language Teaching Methodology for Middle School Teachers of English in China: Encouraging Learner and Teacher Autonomy   Ian McGrath   Barbara Sinclair   Chen Zehang     57
A Socio-Emotional Approach to Building Communities of Learners Online   Carol Hall   Eric Hall   Lindsay Cooper     79
CUTE: A Flexible Approach to the Integration of Online and Face-to-Face Support for Language Learning   Debra Marsh   Eric Brewster   Nicola Cavaleri   Anny King     95
A Generic Framework for the Training of e-Learning Tutors   Gordon Joyes   Wang Tong     109
Managing the Interplay betweenPedagogy and Technology     125
Editor's Introduction to Section 3     126
Translating Pedagogy into Technology: Techno-Pedagogic Aspects of a Sino-UK e-Learning Project   Christoph Zahner     127
Personalized Online Learning: Exploiting New Learning Technologies   Gordon Joyes     141
Managing Collaboration Processes     155
Editor's Introduction to Section 4     156
Managing Collaborative Processes in International Projects: Programme Management Perspectives   Helen Spencer-Oatey   Tang Min     159
Developing a Collaborative Approach to e-Learning Design in an Intercultural (Sino-UK) Context   David McConnell   Sheena Banks   Vic Lally     175
Collaborating across Boundaries: Managing the Complexities of e-Learning Courseware Production in a Joint International Project   Gary Motteram   Gillian Forrester   Sue Goldrick   Angela McLachlan     189
Addressing Policy Issues     203
Editor's Introduction to Section 5     204
Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Cross-National e-Learning Collaborations   Caroline Windrum     205
The Informationization of Higher Education in China: Present Situation and Challenges   Huang Ronghuai   Jiang Xin    Zhang Haishen     221
Complexity and Interconnection: Steering e-Learning Developments from Commodification towards 'Co-modification'   Grainne Conole   Martin Dyke     233
Editor's Afterword: Outstanding Issues     249
Notes     251
References     257
Index     283