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The Future of Innovation and Technology in Education: Policies and Practices for Teaching and Learning Excellence

ISBN: 978-1-78756-556-2, eISBN: 978-1-78756-555-5

Publication date: 30 November 2018

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(2018), "Index", Visvizi, A., Lytras, M.D. and Daniela, L. (Ed.) The Future of Innovation and Technology in Education: Policies and Practices for Teaching and Learning Excellence (Emerald Studies in Higher Education, Innovation and Technology), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 307-319. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-555-520181022

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INDEX

Note: Page numbers followed by “n” with numbers indicate footnotes.

Ability cultivation
, 239

offline flipped classroom guided by
, 244–245

Academic master’s programme
, 224

Academic personnel
, 12–13, 15, 21, 24

Academic self-concept, own perceptions of
, 24

Accelerometer
, 179

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
, 239

Action execution and evaluation
, 31

Activating innovation
, 84

Active learning process
, 13

Activity
, 30

constructive
, 30

learning
, 33

task analysis
, 259

training
, 179

Admin/moderator
, 163–168

Administrative Procedure Act
, 289–290

Administrator of the Facebook group
, 162

Adult Learning Process
, 35

Aesthetic appeal
, 80–81

Agency

learners
, 33

personal
, 29

restoring agency of teacher/professor
, 301

in training
, 29–31

as training resource
, 35–36

Alexa
, (see Amazon Echo)

Amazon Echo
, 119

Amazon’s Acquisition of Kiva systems
, 120

Analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation model (ADDIE model)
, 257–258

Annotation
, 32–33

Antecedent

of flow
, 190–191

of immersive experiences of presence and flow
, 191–193

Anticipation
, 29, 211

Application Programming Interface (API)
, 164

Applied research
, 78

Apprenticeships
, 29

Artificial intelligence
, (see also Intelligence), 302

Assessment

function
, 159

instruments validity
, 263–268

learning
, 226–227, 261–262

of learning
, 228

possibilities
, 168

self-assessment
, 129

web-based formative
, 239

Association of American Universities (AAU)
, 86

Association of MBAs (AMBA)
, 57, 60

Attraction and retention of users in SNS
, 61

Augmented reality (AR)
, 171–172

environment
, 173

Awareness
, 90

of learning
, 30

B-in-EU Jean Monnet Module
, 300–301

Bachelor-level study programmes
, 224

Basic research
, 78

Bayesian networks approach (BN approach)
, 207–211

Behaviour
, 90

Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI)
, 157

BIBliographic Ontology (BIBO)
, 32

Blended learning theory
, 240

Blogs
, 99

Bloom’s taxonomy

digital taxonomy
, 226

of educational objectives
, 204

Bodily kinesthetic intelligence
, 175

Bottom-up innovations
, (see also Top-down innovations), 291

collaboration with other units
, 292

facilities for students
, 293–294

work organisation
, 291–292

Bounded-learning community
, 99, 105

Brundtland Commission
, 74

Card Rotation Test (CRT)
, 175–176

Career management opportunities
, 56

Center for Social Innovation (CSI)
, 81

Center for Social Innovation, Stanford University (SU-CSI)
, 72

Class management

function
, 159

possibilities
, 165

Classroom interaction
, 49

Co-authoring
, 98

Coca-Cola
, 83

Cognitive ergonomics, French-speaking tradition of
, 30

Cognitive processes of in-depth learning
, 30–31

Cognitive social theory
, 29

Cognitive style analysis test (CSA test)
, 258

Collaborative/collaboration
, 48

in bounded and online communities
, 98–100

collaboration-enabling software
, 99

computing environments
, 32–33

document planning
, 98

function
, 159

and interaction possibilities
, 165, 168

learning
, 47–48, 98

writing
, 98, 100

Collective effectiveness
, 31

Collective responsibility
, 44

collective cognitive responsibility
, 44, 48–50

Commitment
, 31

Communication
, 114, 163–164

channel
, 140

computer-mediated
, 50, 190–191

function
, 159

perspective
, 147–148

possibilities
, 165

Communitary knowledge
, 44

Community affiliation symbol
, 140

Competency approach
, 225–226

Computer

software
, 115–116

systems
, 287–289

Computer-aided design (CAD)
, 177

Computer-mediated communications
, 50, 190–191

Conditional Probability Tables (CPT)
, 208

Consortium
, 134

Constructive activity
, 30

Constructive discourse based on inquiry
, 44

Constructive uses of authoritative sources
, 44

Constructivist/innovative approaches
, 131–132

Content analysis
, 50

Content selection process
, 144–145

Continuing education
, 87

‘Continuous improvement of ideas’
, 44

Control group
, 180

Cooperation
, 88

Cooperative learning
, 98

Core immersive experiences of presence and flow
, 189–190

Coursera
, 156–158

Courseware design
, 255

Creative climate
, 49

Creativity
, 275

Cronbach’s alpha
, 60

of composite variables
, 63

Crowdsourcing innovation
, 83

Data analysis
, 24

Data flow diagrams (DFDs)
, 259–260, 269

Data mining (DM)
, 205

Defences
, 289

Delivery modes
, 255, 258, 263, 269

“Democratising knowledge” KB principle
, 44

Demographics and education characteristics
, 62

Development psychology
, 47

Dialogic approach
, 42

Digital

communication channel
, 140

competence
, 13, 19

divide
, 117–118

medicine
, 120

space of logbook
, 34

technologies
, 129, 135

Diplomas
, 289

‘Direct interaction with the society’ mission
, 87

Distance learning
, 156

Distributed cognition
, 33

Doctoral study programme in pedagogy
, 224

E-learning
, 158, 188–189, 239, 254–255

e-Pedagogical ISD model
, 255

e-Tutorial Module
, 260–261

‘E3M’ European project
, 86

Economic pillar
, 75

‘Education and training’ mission
, 86

Education(al)
, (see also Higher education (HE)), 47, 117, 222, 273–274

case for education as upbringing
, 300–301

education-related processes
, 140

existing technology in
, 114–116

games
, 275

holistic approach to
, 298–300

implementing technology in
, 116–117

organizations
, 113

portal
, 148n1

references
, 204

research
, 47

robotics
, 231

sciences in France
, 30

scientific disciplines
, 47

system
, 112–113

technologies
, 45, 255

Educational data mining (EDM)
, 205

BN approach
, 207–211

K-NN approach
, 211–216

OpenAnswer system
, 206–207

Education–innovation–sustainable development
, 298–299

Educators
, 13, 59, 117

EduLab
, 130

edX
, 156–158

Effect size (ES)
, 263

Embedded and transformative assessment
, 44

Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe
, 81

Empowering learning, learning ecosystem for
, 31–32

Engineering education, VR for
, 173–174

Environment

and infrastructure
, 113–114

pillar
, 75

Epistemic agency
, 44

Equity of opportunity
, 88

Erasmus Jean Monnet Project
, 275

Etherpad
, 50

Ethics
, 90

Ethnicity
, 59

European Citizen Protection Network
, 277

European Parliament Eurobarometer on Youth
, 274

European Union (EU)
, 273–274, 300

citizenship
, 274, 301

Lisbon strategy
, 85–86

Euroskepticism
, 274–275

Events
, 164–165

Experiential learning
, 48

Experimental development research
, 78

Experimental group
, 180

Face-to-face training courses (F-2-F training courses)
, 256

Facebook
, 60, 62, 64, 67, 159, 165

communication
, 163–164

document
, 165

events
, 164–165

feed
, 163

group creation
, 161–162

group management
, 162–163

MOOC functionalities with
, 158–161, 165–169

privacy settings
, 162

storage area
, 165

taxonomy of important MOOC concepts
, 158

video functionalities
, 164

xMOOC and supporting platforms
, 157–158

Fascination effect
, 19

Feed
, 163

Feedback

formative
, 48

keywords from
, 246–247

from student course evaluation
, 252

of students on course teaching
, 245

‘Financial’ support of HE
, 88

First-level professional study programme
, 224

Flash Eurobarometer
, 275

Flipped classroom teaching mode
, 240–241, 246

Flow

core immersive experiences flow
, 189–190

interplay of perceived interactivity and mental imagery with
, 193–195

presence as antecedent of
, 190–191

theory
, 189

Foreign language
, 118

Formative feedback
, 48

Forums
, 99

Fostering imagination
, 173

4C-ID model
, 256

French-speaking tradition of cognitive ergonomics
, 30

Friend Of A Friend (FOAF)
, 32

‘Functions’ of missions of HE
, 88

General Data Protection Regulation
, 289

General Electric (GE)
, 83

Global Innovation Index (GII)
, 83–84

indicators
, 85

Global partnership
, 90

Google Docs
, 130, 134

Google education and classroom
, 114

Google Forms
, 226

Grading phase
, 206

Graduate-based sample
, 59–60

Graphics interchange format (GIF)
, 164

Guarantee measures
, 243

Gyroscope (mobile phone)
, 179

Handbook of Dean’s Office
, 292

Hierarchal task analysis
, 259–260

Hierarchical school
, 142

Higher education (HE)
, (see also Online higher education, experiences in), 12, 71, 84, 254, 299

awareness, behaviour and ethics
, 90

challenges and future development
, 87–88

experience
, 66

global partnership
, 90

impact on society
, 89

importance
, 85–86

innovation in
, 71, 77–83

innovators, innovation and
, 89

knowledge management in
, 64–68

learning innovation in
, 303

missions
, 86–87

sustainable development
, 73–77

sustainable development, innovation and
, 72, 88–90

TEL in
, 302–303

Higher Education Institutions (HEI)
, 72, 97, 156, 188, 225, 254, 299, 303

administrative task
, 285–286

bottom-up innovations
, 291–294

innovative dean’s office
, 294–296

top-down innovations
, 287–291

Highspeed Internet access
, 117

Holistic approach to education
, 298–300

Human–computer interaction (HCI)
, 189–191, 256

ID models
, 254–256

Idea diversity
, 43

‘IDEA’ project
, 276

Improvable ideas
, 43

In-depth learning, cognitive processes of
, 30–31

Incentives for staff
, 291

Inclusiveness
, 59

Individualised learning
, 238

Indo-European language family tree
, 275–276

Industry 4.0
, 112, 116, 119–120

Information and communication technology (ICT)
, 111, 144, 156, 188, 254, 301

digital divide
, 117–118

discussion
, 122–123

environment and infrastructure
, 113–114

existing technology in education system
, 114–116

future generation
, 119–121

implementing technology in education
, 116–117

investment
, 114

IoT objects
, 119

literature review
, 112

method
, 121–122

Pilot study
, 121

results
, 122

software
, 114

thinking things
, 118

Information deficit
, 274

Information systems (IS)
, 258

Information Systems Analysis and Design (ISAD)
, 258

Information technology (IT)
, 256, 293

Innovative/innovation
, (see also Bottom-up innovations; Top-down innovations), 42, 59, 77, 79–80, 275, 287, 289

acceleration of knowledge over years
, 77

challenge of knowledge
, 77

dean’s office
, 294–296

drive for change and
, 129–130

education
, 113

in education
, 87

GII
, 83

in HE and innovators
, 89

in higher education
, 71

learning
, 228

marketing
, 80

media channels
, 275

open
, 82–83

outcomes
, 80

in pedagogy
, 28

R&D
, 77–79

social
, 81–82

soft
, 80–81

student-centred strategies
, 128

for sustainable development
, 83–84

in sustainable development fields
, 89–90

teachers
, 130

Instagram
, 165

Instructional material
, 259

Instructional pedagogy
, 136

Instructional systems design models (ISD models)
, 254–257

experimental procedure
, 262–263

extent of model effectiveness
, 268–270

results
, 263

settings and participants
, 258

study instruments
, 258–262

validity of assessment instruments
, 263–268

Instrumental teachers
, 129

Intellectual appeal
, 80–81

Intelligence
, (see also Knowledge), 172

bodily kinesthetic
, 175

interpersonal
, 175

intrapersonal
, 175

linguistic
, 175

logical-mathematical
, 175

musical
, 175

naturalist
, 175

spatial
, 175

Intentionality
, 29

Inter-disciplinary approaches
, 303

Inter-unit collaboration
, 292

Internationalisation
, 59

Internet
, 97, 115

Internet of things (IoT)
, 112, 118

Internships
, 293

Interpersonal intelligence
, 175

Intervention participation
, 181

Intra-subject factor
, 181

Intrapersonal intelligence
, 175

Intrinsic motivation factors
, 190

‘Itanal’ table
, 265

Item response theory (IRT)
, 263

Item-fit map
, 263–265

Joint editing
, 98

K-NN approach
, 205, 211

adding new peer into S+ core set
, 13–14

core maintenance
, 215–216

initialisation
, 212–213

k-NN-based updates of models of peers in S–
, 214

Key performance indicators (KPIs)
, 298

Knowledge
, (see also Intelligence), 34

accumulation in student lifecycle
, 57–59

acquisition
, 96

challenge
, 77

creation
, 96, 98

knowledge-based society
, 86

model effectiveness and
, 269–270

participation
, 96

resources
, 65

system reconstruction
, 242

types
, 261

work
, 96

Knowledge building pedagogy (KB pedagogy)
, 42–43, 47

analysis procedure and variables
, 47

discourse
, 44

distribution of synthesised principles
, 48

foci of research on
, 47–50

importance of technology in
, 45–46

objectives
, 46

population, data collection and sample
, 47

principles
, 43–46

research aims addressed in checked papers
, 49

technology employed to supporting
, 50–51

Knowledge forum platform (KF platform)
, 46

Knowledge management (KM)
, 97

course demographics for students
, 101

dimension
, 58

in higher education
, 64–68

Kolmogorov–Smirnov methodology
, 15, 21

Languages in Europe

EU
, 273–274

Euroskepticism
, 274–275

evaluation and value added
, 278–279, 282–284

rationale
, 275–276

rules of game
, 277–278

thesaurus
, 276–277

Law on Higher Education
, 289

Layered teaching
, 240

Learners’ agency
, 33

Learning
, (see also Technology-enhanced learning (TEL)), 98

activities
, 158

assessment
, 226–227, 261–262

communities
, 48

diaries
, 102

environment
, 226–227

excellence in post-truth era
, 301–303

experimental procedure of
, 262–263

meaningful
, 48

metaphors for
, 96

objective
, 158

objects
, 158

organisation
, 142

outcomes
, 238

process
, 97, 140, 143, 149, 212, 215, 240

and research
, 303

space
, 35

systems
, 302

types
, 259

views on social media and Wikipedia assignment
, 103–104

Learning activity
, 33

management
, 159

management tools
, 168

Learning analytics (LA)
, 206, 303

Learning ecosystem
, 33

for empowering learning
, 31–32

Learning management systems (LMS)
, 19, 21, 24, 99, 302–303

Learning object management
, 159

possibilities
, 168–169

Lecture-based learning
, 238–239

Legal regulations
, 289–290

LEGO
, 83

Library services
, 303

Life-long learning (LLL)
, 58, 66, 87

Linguistic intelligence
, 175

LinkedIn
, 60, 62, 64, 67

Logbooks in teacher training
, 33–35

Logical reasoning
, 175

Logical-mathematical intelligence
, 175

Machine to machine (M2M)
, 119

Management of information systems (MIS)
, 258

Marketing

innovation
, 80

perspective
, 146–147

Marking phase
, 206

Mass collaboration
, 99

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
, 156, 238–239, 303

functionalities around six main functions
, 158–161

functionalities with Facebook
, 165–169

teaching mode
, 239–240

Master of Business Administration programme (MBA programme)
, 56

max_entropy
, 209

max_wrong
, 209

maxInfoGain
, 209

maxStrangeness
, 209

maxTotalEntropy
, 209

Meaningful learning
, 48

Media literacy
, 223, 226–228

correlation results between scaffolding of learning and
, 229

Medical therapies
, 172

MEMORAe web platform
, 32–33

Mental imagery with presence and flow
, 193–195

Mental Rotation Test (MRT)
, 176

Messenger (Facebook)
, 164

Metacognitive activities
, 204

Metadiscourse
, 48

Microcontents
, 302–303

Microeconomics
, 241, 242

Microsoft Word
, 365, 99

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
, 75–76

Missing links
, 118

Mobile applications in schools
, 150

Mobile devices
, 129

Mobile-based VR device
, 172

Model effectiveness, extents of
, 268–270

Model validation
, 255

Modelling PE
, 207

Monological approach
, 42

Moodle (learning platform)
, 50, 99, 226

Multimedia projects
, 178–179

Multiple instance-based algorithms
, 206

Musical intelligence
, 175

Mystu-edx online learning platform
, 244

Naive Bayes approaches
, 205

NASA
, 83

National Education Technology Plan (NETP)
, 117

National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts (NESTA)
, 72

Naturalist intelligence
, 175

Network

membership
, 64

topology
, 211

Non-IoT products
, 119

Numerical aptitude
, 175

Offline 271 class
, 243

Offline flipped classroom guided by ability cultivation
, 244

One-to-one initiatives (1:1 initiatives)
, 127

Online

communities
, 99

education
, 187–188

logbook
, 33

mentoring
, 117

SPOC class teaching design
, 242–243

Online 311 class
, 242–243

Online Encyclopaedia Article, collective edition of
, 35–36

Online higher education, experiences in
, (see also Higher education (HE))

core immersive experiences of presence and flow
, 189–190

interplay of perceived interactivity and mental imagery
, 193–195

perceived control, focused attention and challenges
, 191–193

practical recommendations
, 196–197

presence as antecedent of flow
, 190–191

Online-and-Offline (O2O)
, 240

feedback from student course evaluation
, 252

flipped classroom teaching mode
, 240–241

MOOC teaching mode
, 238–240

OBE teaching
, 239, 241–245

teaching evaluation and follow-up
, 245–249

teaching reform in China
, 241

Open Annotation (OA)
, 32

Open innovation
, 82–83

OpenAnswer system
, 205–207

OpenGL-based functions
, 174

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
, 72, 111–112

Organizational image
, 141

Organizational innovation
, 80

Oriented basic research
, 78

Outcome-based education theory (OBE theory)
, 238

design of offline flipped classroom
, 243

online SPOC class teaching design
, 242–243

teaching design driven by O2O
, 241–242, 244

teaching implementation driven by O2O
, 244–245

Padlet
, 50

Pearson’s correlation analysis
, 122

Pedagogical Content Knowledge
, 222

Pedagogical/pedagogy
, (see also Knowledge building pedagogy (KB pedagogy)), 140

agency as training resource
, 35–36

agency in training
, 29–31

collaborative computing environments
, 32–33

doctoral study programme in
, 224

innovation in
, 28, 254

learning ecosystem for empowering learning
, 31–32

logbooks in teacher training
, 33–35

paradigm
, 24

perspective
, 148–149

process
, 222

Peer

assessment
, 204, 206–207

editing
, 98

learning process
, 228

tutoring
, 48

Peer-to-peer support process
, 34

Peers’ evaluation (PE)
, 204–205

Perceived control
, 191–193

Perseus
, 255

Person-plus concept
, 33

Personal agency
, 29

Pervasive KB
, 44

Platform users
, 32

PMA-Revised tests (PMA-R tests)
, 175

PMA-SR test
, 175–176

Policy makers
, 188

Policymaking
, 298, 305

Polyhedral model in experiment
, 179

Post-course feedback
, 102–105

views on social media in
, 105

Post-learning measure
, 263

Power to act in training
, 29

PowToon app
, 134

Practice
, 30

Pre-course survey
, 102

Prescriptive e-Pedagogical ID model
, 263

Prescriptive ID models
, 256–257

Prescriptive ISD model
, 257–258

Presence and flow

antecedents of immersive experiences of
, 191–193

interplay of perceived interactivity and mental imagery with
, 193–195

Presence as antecedent of flow
, 190–191

Presence research
, 189

President’s Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD)
, 75

Primary Mental Abilities (PMA)
, 175

‘Proactive’ thinking and acting
, 88

Probabilistic approach
, 205

Probability distribution (PD)
, 208

Probability theory
, 207

Problem framing
, 48

Problem-solving
, 30

Process innovation
, 80

Product development process
, 78

Product innovation
, 79

Productive activity
, 30

Professional Learning Objectives (PLOs)
, 241

Professional practice
, 30

Professionalism
, 222

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
, 115

Project IDEA
, 275

Promising ideas tool
, 46

Promisingness
, 48

Psychology educational categories
, 47

Purdue Spatial Visualisation Test-Rotation test (PSVT-R test)
, 172, 176–177

Pure basic research
, 78

Pure PE-based approach
, 205

Qualitative study
, 143

Quantitative field research design
, 14

QUEST

analysis software
, 262

interactive test analysis systems
, 263

Program Pre-tests Fit Maps
, 263–264

Rasch IRT model-based software
, 263

Rasch-model case for Saudi Arabia

ID models
, 254–255

ISD
, 255–257

methodology
, 258–270

prescriptive ISD model
, 257–258

Real ideas, authentic problems
, 43

Recommender Systems for Technology-Enhanced Learning
, 206

Research

aims addressed in checked papers
, 49

applied
, 78

attention
, 57

basic
, 78

education
, 47

experimental development
, 78

learning and
, 303

oriented basic
, 78

presence
, 189

pure basic
, 78

Research and Development (R&D)
, 72, 77–79

Resources
, 32

Respondents
, 14–15, 18

Revision
, 98

Rho method for data analysis
, 15

“Rise above” principle
, 43

Rising above tool
, 46

Robotics Toolbox
, 174

Samsung
, 83

Saudi Arabia, Rasch-model case for
, 254–270

Scaffolding
, 48

of learning
, 226–228, 229–231

School website as media

communication perspective
, 147–148

from content functions to goals
, 146

content selection process
, 144–145

future
, 149–150

identifying school website content
, 143

image of school
, 140–142

important content
, 145

marketing perspective
, 146–147

pedagogical perspective
, 148–149

Schools
, 114, 141

ICT in
, 114–116

image
, 140–142

portfolio
, 140

representatives
, 145

Science Citation Index (SCI)
, 47

Second-level professional study programme
, 224

Select-next-or-stop strategy
, 206

Selection strategies
, 208

Self-assessment and reflection
, 129

Self-determination theory
, 189

Self-efficacy
, 29, 31

Self-regulation of learning
, 33

Semantically Interlinked Online Communities (SIOC)
, 32

Sensory perception
, 81

Sequence principle
, 259

‘Service’ abuse
, 301

Sharing spaces
, 32

Skill acquisition
, 13

Small private online course (SPOC)
, 238, 240

Smart classrooms
, 113

Smart technology
, 119

Social

capital
, 56, 58, 66

connections
, 64

engagement
, 87

innovation
, 81–82

interactions
, 66

media
, 97, 293–294, 302–303

pillar
, 75

relationships
, 64

Social media online community
, 97

collaborating in bounded and online communities
, 98–100

collaborative writing and learning
, 98

empirical study on collaborative writing of group essay and Wikipedia pages
, 100

findings of survey and learning diaries
, 102–105

justifications for importance of
, 103

Social networking services (SNS)
, 55–56

ANOVA results
, 65

Cronbach’s alpha of composite variables
, 63

definition and sources of variables
, 61–62

implications for practice
, 59–60

knowledge accumulation in student lifecycle
, 57–59

knowledge and social capital with social platforms
, 58

knowledge management in higher education
, 64–68

methodology and sample characteristics
, 60–64

summary statistics
, 65

Social networks
, (see also Facebook), 50, 56

social networking sites
, 303

Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
, 47

Socio-affective health

of community
, 44

of KB communities
, 48

Socio-constructivism
, 42

Soft innovation
, 80–81

Software
, 114

Spatial ability
, 177

experiment
, 178–180

and measurement
, 175–177

previous works
, 177–178

results
, 180–181

Spatial aptitude
, 175

Spatial intelligence
, 175

Spatial memory
, 178

Spatial orientation
, 178

Spatial visualisation skills
, 178

Special education
, 47

Specialised organisations
, 66

Specification skill development matrix
, 261

Staff, incentives for
, 291

Stake
, 301

Stakeholders
, 241

Standard deviation (SD)
, 15

Stanford Business School
, 82

Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence MOOC
, 157

Statistical analysis of data
, 19, 21

Statistical Package for Social Sciences programme (SPSS programme)
, 180–181

Stochastic variables
, 207

Strategic business unit
, 73

Strategic units (SUs)
, 72–73

Student model (SM)
, 212

Student-teachers’ ability

current situation in Latvia
, 224–225

methodology
, 225–227

results
, 227–231

Student(s)
, 173

affairs
, 286, 293–295

facilities for
, 293–294

follow-up performance
, 247

knowledge accumulation in student lifecycle
, 57–59

learning process
, 114, 147

service
, 287, 292–293

student-based sample
, 59–60

student-centred approach
, 142

Student–teacher communication
, 146

Supplements
, 289

Sustainability, pillars of
, 75–76

Sustainable development
, 73–74

innovation for
, 83–84

pillars of sustainability
, 75

SDGs
, 75

SUs
, 73

sustaining
, 75–77

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 72, 75–76

Sustainable growth and development

case for education as upbringing
, 300–301

education–innovation–sustainable development
, 298

holistic approach to education
, 298–300

promoting teaching and learning excellence
, 301–303

restoring agency of teacher/professor
, 301

Symmetric knowledge advancement
, 44

Tablets in lower secondary education

analysis
, 131

drive for change and innovation
, 129–130

focus group
, 131

method
, 130

questionnaire
, 130–131

results
, 131–135

Task analysis activity
, 259

Taxonomy of MOOC concepts
, 158

Teachers

logbooks in teacher training
, 33–35

personal pedagogical beliefs
, 45

professional master’s programme
, 224

restoring agency of
, 301

teacher-created websites
, 149

Teaching

activities design
, 243

lecture-based
, 239

in post-truth era
, 301–303

practices
, 128

profession
, 222

Teaching evaluation
, 245

course teaching evaluation done by student
, 245

feedback of students on course teaching
, 245

follow-up
, 249

keywords from feedback
, 246–248

students’ follow-up performance
, 247

Teaching mode

flipped classroom
, 240–241

MOOC
, 239–240

Teaching–learning processes
, 172, 188–189, 223–225

Technologies
, 226

correlation results between scaffolding of learning and
, 230

in learning process
, 223, 226, 228, 231

technology-driven initiatives
, 129

transfer and innovation
, 87

Technology-enhanced learning (TEL)
, (see also Learning), 13, 113, 302

case summaries
, 16, 20

correlation analyses
, 17, 22–23

literature analysis
, 12–13

methodology
, 14

results
, 14–21

Test reliability
, 265–268

Textbook
, 134

Thesaurus
, 276–277

Three-dimension (3D)
, 172

computer technologies
, 178

Top-down innovations
, (see also Bottom-up innovations), 287

computer systems
, 287–289

incentives for staff
, 291

legal regulations
, 289–290

Traditional teacher-centric perspective on learning
, 96

Traditional/instrumental approaches
, 131–132

Training

activity
, 179

agency as training resource
, 35–36

agency in
, 29–31

scheme
, 28, 36

‘Transcends the academic sphere’
, 44

Transcript of records
, 290

Transportation-imagery account
, 189

Trialogical approach
, 42

Trialogical educational perspectives
, 42

Twitter
, 165

Two-dimensional visualisation (2D visualisation)
, 172

UC Berkeley’s Hass Business School
, 82

Udemy
, 156–157

Unidimensionality
, 265

United Nations (UN)
, 74

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
, 72

United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
, 59

University of Toulouse
, 34

University students
, 173

University Study-Oriented System (USOS)
, 293

‘University X Consortium’
, 158

US Department of Education
, 117

US primary school websites
, 143

Validity of assessment instruments
, 263–268

Value perception, critical reconsideration of
, 303

Variable maps
, 268

Variables
, 61–62

Verbal aptitude
, 175

Verbal fluidity
, 175

Vicariance process
, 34

Video functionalities
, 164

Virtual environment
, 189–190, 192

Virtual learning environment (VLE)
, 156

Virtual learning experiences
, 117

Virtual reality (VR)
, 171, 302

applications
, 15, 18

experiences on VR and spatial ability
, 177–181

spatial ability and measurement
, 175–177

VR for engineering education
, 173–174

Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML)
, 174

Visual Studio C++
, 174

Wasteland
, 118

Web of Science (WoS)
, 46

Web-based application
, 179

Web-based formative assessment
, 239

Website
, 146

Wikipedia
, 99, 100

empirical study on collaborative writing of group essay and
, 100

exercise
, 104

Wikis
, 99

Work organisation
, 291–292

World Economic Forum (WEF)
, 87

WWW
, 117–118

xMOOC platforms
, 156–158

YouTube
, 15, 164–165

Prelims
Introduction The Future of Innovation and Technology in Education: A Case for Restoring the Role of the Teacher as a Mentor
Part I: Learning Innovation for Digital Economy and Sustainable Development
Chapter 1 How to Predict the Unpredictable: Technology-enhanced Learning and Learning Innovations in Higher Education
Chapter 2 Focus on the Agency of Learners to Innovate in Pedagogy
Chapter 3 A Review of Educational Innovation from a Knowledge-building Pedagogy Perspective
Chapter 4 Agile Digital Skills Examination for the Digital Economy: Knowledge and Social Capital Management Frameworks through Social Networking
Chapter 5 Innovation in Higher Education: Towards Enhancing Sustainable Development
Part II: The Use of ICT for Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Chapter 6 Collaborative Writing and Knowledge Creation in a Social Media Online Community
Chapter 7 How to Use ICT in the Classroom Effectively: The Technological Blend
Chapter 8 The Use of Tablets in Lower Secondary Education: Students’ Perspectives and Experiences
Chapter 9 School Website as a Media: Practice and Potential of the School Website Content
Chapter 10 Using Facebook as a Massive Open Online Course Environment: Supported Functionalities and Challenges
Chapter 11 Assessing the Impact of Virtual Reality on Engineering Students’ Spatial Ability
Chapter 12 Immersive Experiences in Online Higher Education: Virtual Presence and Flow
Chapter 13 Educational Data Mining for Peer Assessment in Communities of Learners
Part III: Case Studies
Chapter 14 Student-teachers’ Ability to Implement Competency Approach: The Case of the University of Latvia
Chapter 15 Online-to-Offline Teaching Reform in China: Outcomes-based Education
Chapter 16 A Prescriptive Instructional Systems Design Model: A Rasch-model Case for Saudi Arabia
Chapter 17 Do We All Speak the Same Language in Europe? Finding Out by Playing
Chapter 18 Innovation in a Dean’s Office: The Case of Polish HEIs
Chapter 19 Education, Innovation and the Prospect of Sustainable Growth and Development
Index