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Online Learning, Instruction, and Research in Post-Pandemic Higher
Education in Africa, edited by Martin Munyao, brings together
interdisciplinary authors to address online learning, teaching
online, educational technology, online/remote research,
institutional collaboration in online higher education, and
teaching STEM online. This book argues that beyond survival,
universities need to adapt to technology-mediated communication
learning to thrive. Disruptive technologies have recently proved to
be means of thriving for institutions of higher learning. This is
what one contributor calls 'switching to SIDE-mode.' They call for
not just teaching for the sake of it, but teaching to communicate
and to achieve the desired learning outcomes that seek to transform
the whole person. Effective technology mediated teaching for
communication does exactly that. Because universities are also
research hubs, this book also addresses remote research. It
reflects on how change in teaching and learning in Higher Education
Institutions (HEI) has impacted Africa through digital
transformation. In particular, institutions are collaborating more
now than ever before. Finally, this book addresses the challenges
of teaching STEM programs online in Africa.
Matt Kinler's world is turned upside down in one telephone call.
When the former FBI agent answers the call, he learns an informant
from his FBI days is in trouble. The caller claims to be the
informant's daughter. Matt knows of no such daughter. How could he?
The man dropped out of sight over twenty years ago. He responds out
of loyalty, but he has no idea where the informant lives or what
name he has assumed.
There are only two men who would want to hunt Jesse Lopez down
and kill him: a drug cartel member and his twin brother, but they
are locked up for terms the prosecutor described to news reporters
as ?virtual life sentences.?
When Matt goes to his former employer for help, he is met with
indifference and suspicion. Left on his own, he discovers he must
weave his way through a minefield of obstacles created by the
bizarre actions of an over-zealous federal prosecutor.
But, a killer and the prosecutor are not his only concern. Anna
Kinler has other ideas on how her husband should use his time. Matt
scrambles to juggle Anna's ?pro bono? work with his efforts to save
Jesse, but can he? This fast-paced story will give you the answer
with a thrilling mix of mystery, suspense, and humor.
List of Figures - List of Tables - Acknowledgements - PART 1
INTRODUCTION - Introduction: How to Study the Force of Science;
M.Callon, J.Law and A.Rip - PART 2 THE POWER OF TEXTS IN SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY - The Sociology of an Actor-Network: The Case of the
Electric Vehicle; M.Callon - Laboratories and Texts; J.Law -
Writing Science: Fact and Fiction: The Analysis of the Process of
Reality Construction through the Application of Socio-Semiotic
Methods to Scientific Texts; B.Latour and F.Bastide - The
Heterogeneity of Texts; J.Law - Mobilising Resources through Texts;
A.Rip - PART 3 MAPPING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Qualitative
Scientometrics; M.Callon, A.Rip and J.Law - Aquaculture: A Field by
Bureaucratic Fiat; S.Bauin - State Intervention in Academic and
Industrial Research: The Case of Macromolecular Chemistry in
France; W.Turner and M.Callon - Pinpointing Industrial Invention:
An Exploration of Quantitative Methods for the Analysis of Patents;
M.Callon - Technical Issues and Developments in Methodology;
J-P.Courtial - Future Developments; M.Callon, J-P.Courtial and
W.Turner - PART 4 CONCLUSIONS - Putting Texts in their Place;
M.Callon, J.Law and A.Rip - Glossary - Bibliography - Index
'Research Methods': a compulsory course, loved by some but hated by
many This stimulating book is about what went wrong with 'research
methods'. Its controversial argument is radical, and at times, even
revolutionary. John Law argues that methods don't just describe
social realities but are also involved in creating them. The
implications of this argument are highly significant, as if this is
the case, methods are always political, and it raises the question
of what kinds of social realities we want to create. Most current
methods look for clarity and precision. It is usually said that
only poor research produces messy findings, and the idea that
things in the world might be fluid, elusive, or multiple is
unthinkable. Law's startling argument is that this is wrong and it
is time for a new approach. Many realities, he says, are vague and
ephemeral. If methods want to know and to help to shape the world,
then they need to reinvent themselves and their politics to deal
with mess. That is the challenge. Nothing less will do. This book
is essential reading for students, postgraduates and researchers
with an interest methodology.
In 1938: Modern Britain, Michael John Law demonstrates that our
understanding of life in Britain just before the Second World War
has been overshadowed by its dramatic political events. 1938 was
the last year of normality, and Law shows through a series of case
studies that in many ways life in that year was far more modern
than might have been thought. By considering topics as diverse as
the opening of a new type of pub, the launch of several new
magazines, the emergence of push-button radios and large screen
televisions sets, and the building of a huge office block, he
reveals a Britain, both modern and intrigued by its own modernity,
that was stopped in its tracks by war and the austerity that
followed. For some, life in Britain was as consumerist, secular,
Americanized and modern as it would become for many in the late
1950s and early 1960s. Presenting a fresh perspective on an
important year in British social history, illuminated by six
engaging case studies, this is a key study for students and
scholars of 20th-century Britain.
For thirty years, the British economy has repeated the same old
experiment of subjecting everything to competition and market
because that is what works in the imagination of central
government. This book demonstrates the repeated failure of that
experiment by detailed examination of three sectors: broadband,
food supply and retail banking. The book argues for a new
experiment in social licensing whereby the right to trade in
foundational activities would be dependent on the discharge of
social obligations in the form of sourcing, training and living
wages. Written by a team of researchers and policy advocates based
at the Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change, this book
combines rigour and readability, and will be relevant to
practitioners, policy makers, academics and engaged citizens. -- .
There are numerous publications about education and technology.
What is missing is a balanced appraisal of the values and cognitive
skills technology promotes and those it devalues. This is important
for education because the way we teach influences how children
think, and it is of more general importance for the evolution of
society. If we wait until these issue are definitively resolved and
have noticeable societal effects, it will inevitably be too late.
Hence the need for informed debate now.
There are numerous publications about education and technology.
What is missing is a balanced appraisal of the values and cognitive
skills technology promotes and those it devalues. This is important
for education because the way we teach influences how children
think, and it is of more general importance for the evolution of
society. If we wait until these issue are definitively resolved and
have noticeable societal effects, it will inevitably be too late.
Hence the need for informed debate now.
'Research Methods': a compulsory course, loved by some but hated by
many! This stimulating book is about what went wrong with 'research
methods'. Its controversial argument is radical, and at times, even
revolutionary.
John Law argues that methods don't just describe social realities
but are also involved in creating them. The implications of this
argument are highly significant, as if this is the case, methods
are always political, and it raises the question of what kinds of
social realities we want to create.
Most current methods look for clarity and precision. It is usually
said that only poor research produces messy findings, and the idea
that things in the world might be fluid, elusive, or multiple is
unthinkable. Law's startling argument is that this is wrong and it
is time for a new approach. Many realities, he says, are vague and
ephemeral. If methods want to know and to help to shape the world,
then they need to reinvent themselves and their politics to deal
with mess. That is the challenge. Nothing less will do.
This book is essential reading for students, postgraduates and
researchers with an interest methodology.
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