Handbook of Research on Innovative Technology Integration in Higher Education

Our increasingly globalized world is driven by shared knowledge, and nowhere is that knowledge more important than in education. Now more than ever, there is a demand for technology that will assist in the spread of knowledge through customized, self-paced, and on-demand learning. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Technology Integration in Higher Education 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, this book is an essential reference for academics, corporate leaders, government agencies, profit and non-profit organizations, policymakers, or anyone interested in the use of technology to educate and share information.

Dr. Fredrick Muyia Nafukho is a Professor of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development and Head, Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M, University. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Resource Development, Louisiana State University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar, an M.Ed (Economics of Education), and B. Ed Business Studies and Economics from Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Nafukho has published over 120 articles, book chapters, and books. He has designed and successfully delivered online courses. He has written extensively on the Market Model of Financing Universities in Africa, the University Loan Policies in Africa and US, Information and Communication Technology Policies in Africa and has served as an external examiner to University of Cape Town, The University of the North at Mafeking, South Africa, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, and University of Nairobi among others. His research interests include adult learning, emotional intelligence and leadership development, organizational learning and performance improvement, evaluation in organizations, higher education development and investment in human capital development.

Dr. Beverly J. Irby earned her Ed.D. (Education) from the University of Mississippi in 1983. She joined the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development at Texas A&M University (TAMU) as a Full Professor in September, 2013, has been approved graduate faculty there since 2001, and has developed and taught courses in research and curriculum for special programs, educational administration, instructional leadership, and research. She has earned the reputation of an excellent professor and Dr. Irbys mentored students have garnered numerous research awards. She was selected as a national UCEA David Clark Scholar Mentor and a two-time Piper Professor Nominee. She has a graduate student scholarship and has the Brown and Irby Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership in her honor at Sam Houston State University (Texas). Dr. Irbys research focus is that of social responsibility for instructional leadership; theory development/validation; womens leadership; gender equity; early childhood, bilingual/ESL, gifted, and science education; online learning; reflective practice portfolios; international leadership; principal and teacher evaluation/professional development; program evaluation; and various research techniques including bricolage.