1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139577903321

Autore

Garrison D. R (D. Randy), <1945->

Titolo

Blended learning in higher education [[electronic resource] ] : framework, principles, and guidelines / / D. Randy Garrison, Norman D. Vaughan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2008

ISBN

1-118-18018-6

1-283-29505-9

9786613295057

1-118-26955-1

1-118-18017-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Altri autori (Persone)

VaughanNorman D. <1960->

Disciplina

371.3

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Computer-assisted instruction

Blended learning

Internet in higher education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

I: Community of inquiry framework -- Introduction -- Community of inquiry and blended learning -- Designing blended learning to create a community of inquiry -- Community of inquiry for faculty development -- II: Blended learning in practice -- Scenarios -- Guidelines -- Strategies and tools -- The future.

Sommario/riassunto

This groundbreaking book offers a down-to-earth resource for the practical application of blended learning in higher education as well as a comprehensive examination of the topic. Well-grounded in research, Blended Learning in Higher Education clearly demonstrates how the blended learning approach embraces the traditional values of face-to-face teaching and integrates the best practices of online learning. This approach has proven to both enhance and expand the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and learning in higher education across disciplines. In this much-needed book, autho



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794704503321

Autore

Sauer Eberhard

Titolo

Sasanian Persia : Between Rome and the Steppes of Eurasia / / edited by Eberhard W. Sauer [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-4744-3527-0

1-4744-2068-0

1-4744-0102-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia

Disciplina

935

Soggetti

Sassanids

Excavations (Archaeology) - Iran

History

Iran History To 640

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2018).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- Series Editor’s Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Surplus Production, Urban Growth and the Environment -- 2. Sasanian Cities: Archaeological Perspectives on the Urban Economy and Built Environment of an Empire -- 3. Palaeoecological Insights into Agri-Horti-Cultural and Pastoral Practices Before, During and After the Sasanian Empire -- 4. Animal Exploitation and Subsistence on the Borders of the Sasanian Empire: From the Gorgan Wall (Iran) to the Gates of the Alans (Georgia) -- Part II. Frontiers and Frontier Landscapes -- 5. The Northern and Western Borderlands of the Sasanian Empire: Contextualising the Roman/Byzantine and Sasanian Frontier -- 6. Connectivity on a Sasanian frontier: Route Systems in the Gorgan Plain of North-East Iran -- 7. The Sasanian Empire and the East: A Summary of the Evidence and its Implications for Rome -- Part III. Contested Territories and Cultural Contacts Between Persia and Rome -- 8. Minority Religions in the Sasanian Empire: Suppression, Integration and Relations with Rome -- 9. A Contested Jurisdiction: Armenia in Late Antiquity -- 10. Cultural Contacts Between Rome and



Persia at the Time of Ardashir I (c. ad 224–40) -- Part IV. Imperial Power Balance and International Relations -- 11. Innovation and Stagnation: Military Infrastructure and the Shifting Balance of Power Between Rome and Persia -- 12. The Arabian Frontier: A Keystone of the Sasanian Empire -- 13. The India Trade in Late Antiquity -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Sasanian Empire was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan. This book explores key phenomena which contributed to its wealth and power, from the empire's armed forces to agriculture, trade and treatment of minorities. The latest discoveries feature prominently.