"This book provides an international perspective on the need for information and communication technology in education and training, highlighting the use of technology in both formal and informal learning"--Provided by publisher.

This collection presents a diverse overview of where the development of artificial minds is as the twenty-first century begins. Examined from nearly all viewpoints, this book includes perspectives from philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, social studies and artificial intelligence. The...

"This book compiles progressive research in the emerging and groundbreaking fields of artificial emotions, affective computing, and sociable robotics that allow humans to begin the once seemingly impossible task of interacting with robots, systems, devices, and agent"--Provided by publisher.

Section I: Cognition and Learning: Chapter I. Individual Differences and Web-Based Learning / Michael Grimley, Richard Riding -- Chapter II. Personalizing Style in Learning: Activating a Differential Pedagogy / Steve Rayner -- Chapter III. Can Cognitive Style Predict How Individuals Use...

Section 1. Recognizing Emotions -- 1. Emotional Modeling in an Interactive Robotic Head -- 2. Automatic Detection of Emotion in Music: Interaction with Emotionally Sensitive Machines -- 3. Facial Expression Analysis, Modeling and Synthesis: Overcoming the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence...

1. The Myers-Briggs personality types -- 2. Enneagram personalities -- 3. Cognition, creativity and learning -- 4. The deepest inner self : a foundation for "emotional intelligence" -- 5. Areas of IT application -- 6. The emotionally intelligent IT organization -- 7. A call to action

"This book provides the latest information on enabling educators and leaders across industries to monitor the emotions of others as well as their own in order to interact effectively with others by offering best practices and methods for training those in education and leadership...

Successful use of information and communication technologies depends on usable designs that do not require expensive training, accommodate the needs of diverse users and are low cost. There is a growing demand and increasing pressure for adopting innovative approaches to the design and delivery...

This book provides a reference to the latest advancements in the area of educational technology and e-learning.Including chapters addressing current research, case studies, best practices, pedagogical approaches, and strategies related to e-learning resources and projects.