FRONT COVER -- INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND RETENTION USING MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES: VIDEO ANNOTATION, MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS, VIDEOCONFERENCING AND TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS -- PART I: ADOPTION OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES -- INVENTIVE APPROACHES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: AN INTRODUCTION TO USING MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES -- INTRODUCTION -- ADOPTION PRINCIPLES -- APPLICATION BENEFITS -- THEORETICAL FRAMING -- TECHNOLOGY -- CHAPTER OVERVIEWS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- HIGHER EDUCATION: A MEDIUM IN SEARCH OF A MESSAGE -- INTRODUCTION: THE MEDIUM -- SHOULD CONTENT BE KING? -- TEXTBOOKS AND CAPITALISM -- TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHING -- KNOWLEDGE: EXPLICIT AND TACIT -- GROUP TACIT KNOWLEDGE -- FREEDOM AND LIBERATION -- CONCLUSION: NEW SPACES FOR LEARNING -- REFERENCES -- PART II: APPLICATION OF MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES -- USING TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL NARRATIVES TO ENGAGE DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN SELF-AUTHORSHIP AND LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS -- INTRODUCTION -- DOCTORAL STUDENTS AS ADULT LEARNERS -- STUDENT DEVELOPMENT THEORY, SELF-AUTHORSHIP, AND LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS -- THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN FOSTERING SELF-AUTHORSHIP -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- LEARNING AND TEACHING AS COMMUNICATIVE ACTIONS: TRANSMEDIA STORYTELLING -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK: LEARNING AND TEACHING AS COMMUNICATIVE ACTIONS THEORY (LTCA) -- INTRODUCING A TRANSMEDIA CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE: A CASE STUDY -- MODELING A TRANSMEDIA CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE: A CASE STUDY -- DESIGNING WITH TRANSMEDIA -- CLOSING DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- TECHNOLOGY AND THE CHANGING NATURE OF NARRATIVES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING -- INTRODUCTION -- DIGITAL STORYTELLING -- GAME NARRATIVES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING -- GAMES FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT THROUGH A STUDENT-BUILT DIGITAL ATLAS OF MAORI STUDIES -- INTRODUCTION -- THE TE KAWA A MĀUI ATLAS -- DATA COLLECTION -- FINDINGS -- ENGAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL -- CHALLENGES OF DIGITAL MAPPING -- CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FUTURE STUDIES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A: OTHER COURSE ASSIGNMENTS -- APPENDIX B: DIGITAL TOOLS -- APPENDIX C: DATA COLLECTION -- LEARNER ENGAGEMENT IN AN INTERCULTURAL VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE -- INTRODUCTION -- THE GOAL OF A VIRTUAL CLASS PROJECT -- METHODOLOGY FOR OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF THE PROJECT -- THE ONLINE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE -- EXPECTATIONS AND FEEDBACKS OF CUNY AND KHU STUDENTS -- LEARNING ASSESSMENT BASED ON KOLB'S EXPERIENTIAL MODEL -- CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT LEARNER MODES ACCORDING TO THE LEARNER SKILLS PROFILE (LSP) -- LEARNING STYLES TYPE GRID -- FINDINGS ON KOLB'S LEARNING STYLES -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- VIDEO ANNOTATION FOR COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS TO LEARNING: CASE STUDIES FROM AN AUSTRALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION CONTEXT -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANNOTATABLE VIDEO AS A LEARNING TOOL -- THE STORY OF MAT'S EVOLUTION -- KEY STAKEHOLDERS TEST THE PRE-PRODUCTION MAT DESIGN -- THE FIRST MAT TRIAL -- THE PILOT STUDY -- MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND SECTORS -- METHODOLOGY: MULTIPLE-CASE STUDY APPROACH -- SELECTED FINDINGS -- IMPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS FOR USING MULTIMEDIA MAPS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AT A DISTANCE -- INTRODUCTION -- LEARNING FROM MAPS -- THE MAPBLOG: A MAPPING AND BLOGGING LEARNING ENVIRONMENT -- FINAL REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- DEVELOPING GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, RESPONSIBILITY, AND PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCING -- INTRODUCTION -- RELEVANCE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION -- ABOUT GLOBAL EDUCATION MOTIVATORS.

STRIVING TO REMAIN ON THE CUTTING EDGE: TECHNOLOGY AT GEM -- CHALLENGES OF VIDEOCONFERENCING -- STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND LIFELONG LEARNING ORIENTATIONS -- PERSPECTIVES, PARTNERSHIPS, AND RESPONSIBILITY -- RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE THREE DOMAINS -- THE CASES -- DATA COLLECTION METHODS -- CASE 1: PRINCIPAL, PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL -- CASE 2: INCLUSION TEACHER, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND FORMER GEM INTERN -- CASE 3: HEAD OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL -- CASE 4: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR AND HEAD OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, PUBLIC TECHNICAL SCHOOL -- CASE 5: ENGLISH TEACHER, PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL -- IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS -- THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN: PERSPECTIVES -- THE AFFECTIVE DOMAIN: RESPONSIBILITY -- THE CONATIVE DOMAIN: PARTNERSHIPS -- FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION -- REFERENCES -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- AUTHOR INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX.