Myths in Education, Learning and Teaching

Mohammed Al Daylami, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainElena Barbera Gregori, Open University of Catalonia, SpainBrian Bennison, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainFederico Borges, Open University of Catalonia, SpainLorelle J. Burton, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaChris Coutts, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainAmber Dailey-Hebert, Park University, USAFred Dervin, University of Helsinki, FinlandKen Edwards, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaAnna Forés, University of Barcelona, SpainPeter Gibbings, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaWim Gijselaers, Maastricht University, NetherlandsBarbara A. H. Harmes, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaJameel Hasan, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainFaisal Hassan, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainJill Lawrence, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaBryce McLoughlin, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainCormac McMahon, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainDavid McMaster, Bahrain Polytechnic, BahrainKaren Noble, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaAdriana Ornellas, Open University of Catalonia, SpainJuana Sancho, University of Barcelona, SpainBrendan SueSee, Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaJane Summers, University of Southern Queensland, AustraliaJulianne Willis, Educational ConsultantMarilynn Willis, Educational ConsultantFatima Wali, Bahrain Polytechnic, Bahrain

• 1. Demythologizing Teaching and Learning in Education: Towards a Research Agenda; Marcus K. Harmes, Henk Huijser and Patrick Alan Danaher 2. Learning Power: Taking Learning-Centredness Seriously in a Learning Environment; Julianne Willis, Marilynn Willis and Henk Huijser 3. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Mythic Aspects in the Tertiary Sector; Barbara A. H. Harmes 4. Does Increased Teaching Equate to Increased Learning?; Wim Gijselaers and Amber Dailey-Hebert 5. Self-Identified and Observed Teaching Styles: A Case Study of Senior Physical Education Teachers in Queensland Schools; Brendan SueSee and Ken Edwards 6. 'We Don't Need No Education?': Moving Towards the Integration of Tertiary Education and Entrepreneurship; Cormac McMahon and Henk Huijser 7. The Establishment of Bahrain Polytechnic: Assumptions Questioned, Myths Exposed and Challenges Faced; Mohammed Al Daylami, Brian Bennison, Chris Coutts, Faisal Hassan, Jameel Hasan, Henk Huijser, Bryce McLoughlin, David McMaster and Fatima Wali 8. Three Decades of Digital ICT in Education: Deconstructing Myths and Highlighting Realities; Adriana Ornellas and Juana Sancho 9. Digital Literacy in Higher Education: The Rhetoric and the Reality; Lorelle J. Burton, Jane Summers, Jill Lawrence, Karen Noble and Peter Gibbings 10. Learners and Technology: Myths about Online Education; Elena Barbera Gregori 11. Dispelling Myths for Students: Alternative Ways of Thinking in Online Education; Federico Borges and Anna Forés