Synopses & Reviews
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology Enhanced Learning, TECH-EDUCATION 2010, held in Athens, Greece, in May 2010, as a part of the World Summit on the Knowledge Society Conference Series. The 100 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 194 submissions. The topics addressed include - but are not limited to - quality of the education; technology enhanced learning; strategies for the education of the 21st century; collaborative, constructivist, pedagogical, teaching approaches; formal, informal, professional, corporate and lifelong learning perspectives; the contribution of education to sustainable development.
Synopsis
It is a great pleasure to share with you the Springer CCIS proceedings of the First International Conference on Reforming Education, Quality of Teaching and Technology-Enhanced Learning: Learning Technologies, Quality of Education, Educational Systems, Evaluation, Pedagogies TECH-EDUCATION 2010, Which was a part of the World Summit on the Knowledge Society Conference Series. TECH-EDUCATION 2010 was a bold effort aiming to foster a debate on the global need in our times to invest in education. The topics of the conference dealt with six general pillars: Track 1. Quality of Education A new Vision Track 2. Technology-Enhanced Learning Learning Technologies Personalization-E-learning Track 3. Educational Strategies Track 4. Collaborative/ Constructive/ Pedagogical/ Didactical Approaches Track 5. Formal/ Informal/ and Life Long Learning Perspectives Track 6. Contribution of Education to Sustainable Development Within this general context the Program Committee of the conference invited contributions that fall in to the following list of topics. Track 1: Quality of the Education A new Vision Teaching Methodologies and Case Studies Reforms in Degrees The European Educational Space Academic Curricula Designs Quality of Teaching and Learning Quality and Academic Assessment The School / University of the Future Challenges for Higher Education in the 21st Century New Managerial Models for Education Financing the New Model for Education of the 21st Century The Quality Milestones for Education of the 21st Century Evaluation in Academia The Role of Teachers International Collaborations for Joint Programs/Degrees Industry Academia Synergies Research Laboratories Management"