The teaching and learning environments explored in this book all share three qualities – their creativity, their embrace of technology and their rooting in rural and remote settings. Distanced from the amenities and resources of urban centres, these settings can be incubators for new learning strategies and educational theory. Through collaboration between international experts and experienced local practitioners, Innovative Rural Education foregrounds the novel ways in which these strategies can enrich students' learning experiences.

Tackling the changing requirements of the modern world head-on, each chapter covers the value and impact of multimedia and digital communication in a variety of applications. These range from cultural diversity and critical theory to teacher education and minority language learning. In combination these diverse topics provide a rich collection of established and expert pedagogy from hitherto unacknowledged sources for all stages of learning.

Satu-Maarit Korte is Lecturer in media education at the University of Lapland, Finland.

Steven Burton is Head of Department for Digital Transformative Education in the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University, UK.

Minna Körkkö is a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Oulu, Finland.

Paul Adams is Senior Lecturer in the Strathclyde Institute of Education at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.