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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vander Ark, Tom, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blended learning--United States.

Blended learning.

Computer-assisted instruction--United States.

Computer-assisted instruction.

Internet in education--United States.

Internet in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer ""personal digital learning"" opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our sch

Contents:

Getting Smart: How Digital Learning Is Changing The World; Contents; Foreword by Governor Bob Wise; Preface: Why This Book Now?; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1: How Personal Digital Learning Will Make Us Smart; 2: American Education: New Students in an Old System; 3: Customization: Building the Right Playlist for Each Student; 4: Motivation: Getting Everyone in the Learning Game; 5: Equalization: Connecting All Students to Excellence; 6: Integration: Putting It All Together to Make Schools Smarter; 7: Innovation: Policies That Will Make It Happen; 8: Investment: Paying for Innovation

9: Employment: Changing Our Job DescriptionsConclusion: Getting Smart; Appendix: Getting Smart Toolkit; Questions and Answers; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613273789

9781118115879

1118115872

9781283273787

1283273780

9781118115855

1118115856

OCLC:

811493734