Motivation, Leadership and Curriculum Design

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Understanding and Facilitating Learning for the Net Generation and Twenty-first-century Learners Through Motivation, Leadership and Curriculum Design

   • Caroline Koh

   Pages 1-10

3. Motivating the Twenty-first Century and Net Gen Learners

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Identifying Factors Influencing Students’ Motivation and Engagement in Online Courses

      • Dilani Gedera, John Williams, Noeline Wright

      Pages 13-23

   3. Supporting the Needs of Twenty-First Century Learners: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

      • W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin

      Pages 25-36

   4. Examining the Influence of the Big Five Personality Traits on the Relationship Between Autonomy, Motivation and Academic Achievement in the Twenty-First-Century Learner

      • Kah Loong Chue

      Pages 37-52

   5. Online Assessment and Learner Motivation in the Twenty-First Century

      • Cathy Gunn

      Pages 53-62

   6. Motivating Learning and Skills Development in Netizens

      • Ashwini Datt, Trudi Aspden

      Pages 63-74

   7. The Promise of Well-Being for the Net Generation

      • Collie W. Conoley, Beatriz Bello, Mercedes Oromendia, Elisa Vasquez, Jane Close Conoley

      Pages 75-92

4. Leading Twenty-first Century Learning

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93

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   2. A Closer Look at Developing Positive Learning Climate in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Instructional Leadership Practices

      • Irene Ng

      Pages 95-103

   3. Leadership Influence on the Twenty-First Century Teacher’s Motivation for Professional Development

      • Maria Sit

      Pages 105-117

   4. Using Technology to Scaffold Problem-Based Learning in Teacher Education: Its Tensions and Implications for Educational Leaders

      • Bee Leng Chua, Oon Seng Tan, Woon Chia Liu

      Pages 119-135

   5. Motivating Twenty-First-Century Learners: The Impact of an Online Reciprocal Peer-Tutoring Initiative for Foreign Language Learning

      • Constanza Tolosa, Martin East, Helen Villers

      Pages 137-149

   6. Leading Technology-Enhanced Learning: Upgrading the Digital Immigrants and Stretching the Natives

      • Caroline Koh

      Pages 151-157

5. Curriculum Design and Pedagogy for Twenty-first and Net Gen Learners

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159

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   2. Designing Student Learning for a Networked World

      • Judine Ladbrook, Judy Parr

      Pages 161-172

   3. Using Assessment to Enhance Twenty-First Century Learning

      • Alan Ovens, Dawn Garbett, Rena Heap

      Pages 173-183

   4. Maximizing the Benefit of Technology for Language Learning

      • Alexander Seeshing Yeung, Zhu Chen, Bingyi Li

      Pages 185-199

   5. The Implementation of e-Networks to Support Inquiry Learning in Science

      • P. John Williams, K. Otrel-Cass, E. Khoo, B. Cowie, K. Saunders, S. Van Der Merwe

      Pages 201-213

This book discusses the links between the basis of motivational, leadership and curricular constructs with regards to 21st century and net-generation learning. It brings together recent developments in motivation, educational leadership and curriculum design in order to offer a better understanding of what is already known and what is yet to be explored in these fields. It consists of a collection of findings on recent educational developments, including topics such as motivating the 21st century learner, leadership practices and influences, curriculum design and models, novel learning environments and 21st century learners and their needs.

• 21st Century learner
• Curriculum design
• ICT in learning
• Information technology
• Learning and leadership
• Learning design
• Mobile techonlogies for learning
• Motivation and learning
• Motivational strategies
• Net generation

• National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

  Caroline Koh

Caroline Koh is Assistant Professor with the Psychological Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore. Prior to her current position at NIE, she taught at junior college level for a considerable number of years before a brief stint at the Ministry of Education Curriculum Planning and Development Division, Singapore. Her current teaching responsibilities include coordinating, developing curricula and conducting training for pre-service teachers, as well as professional development courses for experienced teachers. Her prime research focus is on Motivation and Learning, with a special interest in the use of the Self-determination theory in guiding research and classroom practice. In addition, she has conducted research on areas as diverse as group project work, moral development and reasoning, national education, the use of simulation-based learning, and most recently, the use of the e-portfolio as a pedagogical tool.

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