Getting smart : how digital learning is changing the world / Tom Vander Ark ; foreword by Bob Wise. [print]

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Vander Ark, Tom, 1959- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781118007235
9781118115855
9781118115862
9781118115879

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LB1028.V228.G488 2011
LB1028

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Contents:

American education: new students in an old system -- Customization: building the right playlist for each student -- Motivation: getting everyone in the learning game -- Equalization: connecting all students to excellence -- Integration: putting it all together to make schools smarter -- Innovation: policies that will make it happen -- Investment: paying for innovation -- Employment: changing our job descriptions -- Conclusion: getting smart -- Appendix: getting smart toolkit.

Subject: A comprehensive look at the ways technology and innovation impact learning. Learning is easier, faster and cheaper than ever before, and that is due in great part to recent advances in technology. In Getting Smart , well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark explores the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. He examines the innovation-driven world, goes over how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews "smart tools" for learning. He investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, looks at online universities and smart schools. He makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, and studies smart cultures. The Getting Smart tools integrated throughout the book offer practical resources on a variety of topics, including how to incorporate online learning into your school and classroom.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	LB1028.5.V26 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001823794

A comprehensive look at the ways technology and innovation impact learning. Learning is easier, faster and cheaper than ever before, and that is due in great part to recent advances in technology. In Getting Smart , well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark explores the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. He examines the innovation-driven world, goes over how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews "smart tools" for learning. He investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, looks at online universities and smart schools. He makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, and studies smart cultures. The Getting Smart tools integrated throughout the book offer practical resources on a variety of topics, including how to incorporate online learning into your school and classroom.

Includes bibliographies and index.

How personal digital learning will make us smart -- American education: new students in an old system -- Customization: building the right playlist for each student -- Motivation: getting everyone in the learning game -- Equalization: connecting all students to excellence -- Integration: putting it all together to make schools smarter -- Innovation: policies that will make it happen -- Investment: paying for innovation -- Employment: changing our job descriptions -- Conclusion: getting smart -- Appendix: getting smart toolkit.

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