Reforming Learning

• Reforming Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Introduction.- Exploring the Linkage Between Reforms and Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Activity Theory Perspective.- Focusing on Tools, Transformation and New Learning.- Reforming Mathematics Education: Theorising Teachers' and Students' Use of Technology.- Reforming Learning and Teaching Through Online Collaborative Knowledge Building.- Technological Barriers to Learning: Designing Hybrid Pedagogy To Minimise Cognitive Load and Maximise Understanding.- An Examination of Project Work: A Reflection on Singapore's Education Reform.- Creating and Interpreting Multimodal Representations of Knowledge: Case Studies from Two Singapore Science Classrooms.- Reforming Teaching and Learning Using Theory of Multiple Intelligences: The Macao Experiences.- Makabayan in the Philippine Basic Education Curriculum: Problems and Prospect for Reforming Student Learning in the Philippines.- Reforming Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong: Its Impact on Learning.- Focusing on Contradictions, Tensions and Systemic Change.- Problems and the Direction of Reform for Education in Japan Today.- ‘Learning for Achievement’ as a Collective Goal in Re-culturing Teaching and Learning in Hong Kong Classrooms.- Motivational Implications of the Quality Teaching Model in New South Wales.- Reforming Learning for Children with Learning Differences in New Zealand.- Technology-Supported Pedagogical Innovations: The Challenge of Sustainability and Transferability in the Information Age.- Successful Approaches to Innovation that Have Impacted on Student Learning in New Zealand.

From the reviews: "The explosion of interactive technology has provided both opportunities and challenges to educational institutions. In this volume, Ng ... and Renshaw (education, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, AU) present reports from several Asian Pacific countries on how learning is being facilitated in the light of increased globalization. ... Many of the proposals made will be of interest to educators in other parts of the world." (SciTech Book News, November, 2009)