- Title Pages
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
-
1 Introduction -
2 e-Learning in Higher Education in China: An Overview -
Section 2 Designing and Delivering Online Courses in China -
3 Learning by Multimedia and Multimodality: Some Critical Reflections on Web-Based Courseware Design in the Chinese Context1 -
4 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 and Chen Zehang -
5 A Socio-Emotional Approach to Building Communities of Learners Online -
6 CUTE: A Flexible Approach to the Integration of Online and Face-to-Face Support for Language Learning -
7 A Generic Framework for the Training of e-Learning Tutors -
Section 3 Managing the Interplay between Pedagogy and Technology -
8 Translating Pedagogy into Technology: Techno-Pedagogic Aspects of a Sino-UK e-Learning Project -
9 Personalized Online Learning: Exploiting New Learning Technologies -
Section 4 Managing Collaboration Processes -
10 Managing Collaborative Processes in International Projects: Programme Management Perspectives -
11 Developing a Collaborative Approach to e-Learning Design in an Intercultural (Sino-UK) Context -
12 Collaborating across Boundaries: Managing the Complexities of e-Learning Courseware Production in a Joint International Project -
Section 5 Addressing Policy Issues -
13 Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Cross-National e-Learning Collaborations -
14 The Informationization of Higher Education in China: Present Situation and Challenges -
15 Complexity and Interconnection: Steering e-Learning Developments from Commodification towards ‘Co-modification’ -
Editor’s Afterword: Outstanding Issues - References
- Index
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 and Chen Zehang
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 and Chen Zehang
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- Source:
- e-Learning Initiatives in China
- Author(s):
Ian McGrath
Barbara Sinclair
Chen Zehang
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
This chapter examines the design of innovative online courses in language teaching methodology for middle school teachers of English in China that would encourage learner and teacher autonomy. It considers how the development of a capacity for autonomy through scaffolded experiences support online programme participants in acquiring the independent learning skills necessary for success in this increasingly popular mode of learning. It also discusses the e-learning project called eChina-UK funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Keywords: online courses, language teaching, English, middle school, learner autonomy, teacher autonomy, learning skills, eChina-UK, HEFCE
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- Title Pages
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
-
1 Introduction -
2 e-Learning in Higher Education in China: An Overview -
Section 2 Designing and Delivering Online Courses in China -
3 Learning by Multimedia and Multimodality: Some Critical Reflections on Web-Based Courseware Design in the Chinese Context1 -
4 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 and Chen Zehang -
5 A Socio-Emotional Approach to Building Communities of Learners Online -
6 CUTE: A Flexible Approach to the Integration of Online and Face-to-Face Support for Language Learning -
7 A Generic Framework for the Training of e-Learning Tutors -
Section 3 Managing the Interplay between Pedagogy and Technology -
8 Translating Pedagogy into Technology: Techno-Pedagogic Aspects of a Sino-UK e-Learning Project -
9 Personalized Online Learning: Exploiting New Learning Technologies -
Section 4 Managing Collaboration Processes -
10 Managing Collaborative Processes in International Projects: Programme Management Perspectives -
11 Developing a Collaborative Approach to e-Learning Design in an Intercultural (Sino-UK) Context -
12 Collaborating across Boundaries: Managing the Complexities of e-Learning Courseware Production in a Joint International Project -
Section 5 Addressing Policy Issues -
13 Managing Intellectual Property Rights in Cross-National e-Learning Collaborations -
14 The Informationization of Higher Education in China: Present Situation and Challenges -
15 Complexity and Interconnection: Steering e-Learning Developments from Commodification towards ‘Co-modification’ -
Editor’s Afterword: Outstanding Issues - References
- Index
