The learning edge : what technology can do to educate all children / Alan Bain, Mark E. Weston ; foreword by John Hattie
- Bib ID:
- 5976070
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Bain, Alan, 1957-
- Description:
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- New York : Teachers College Press, ©2012
- xvii, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780807752715
- 0807752711
- 9780807752722
- 080775272X
- Series:
- TEC series.
- Summary:
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Provides research-based evidence for how the widespread application of information and communication technology (ICT) can provide powerful learning opportunities that lead to lasting gains and achievement. They show how the integrated use of technology at all levels of the educational system can greatly expand collaborative learning opportunities by giving all educational stakeholders powerful problem-solving tools and solutions. --from publisher description.
- Full contents:
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- Machine generated contents note: 1.Education and Technology
- The Problem of ICT Use in Education
- Faulty Assumptions About ICT and Schools
- The Challenge of Making ICT Effective in Education
- Making Shifts in Thought to Improve Education
- What is Edge Technology and How Can It Help Education
- The Tools of Edge Technology
- Schema: A New Shared Vision to Improve Education
- A Plan of Action to Get Where We Need to Go
- Summary
- 2.The Classroom
- Defining the Problem of ICT Use in Classrooms
- Introducing the Type-B Classroom
- Type-A: The Classrooms We Know Don't Work
- Shifts Classrooms Must Make to Succeed
- How Making Shifts Works in Real Classrooms
- Tools That Bring Effective ICT into Classrooms
- Using ICT to Transform a Type-A Classroom into a Type-B Classroom
- Examining the Assumptions and Challenges of Type-A and Type-B Classrooms
- Summary
- 3.Schools
- Effective ICT in Schools: Defining the Problem
- The Problem with Type-A Schools
- Contents note continued: What Makes Type-B Schools More Effective
- The Shifts Required to Make Schools More Effective
- How Schools Can Make the Shifts They Need
- The Tools Schools Need to Transform
- Using Edge Technology to Move from Type-A to Type-B Schools
- How Shared Schema Can Transform Schools
- Summary
- 4.Transforming Districts
- The ICT Problem at the District Level
- Why Type-A Districts Don't Work
- How Type-B Districts Help Transform Education
- The Shifts We Need to Make to Improve the District Level
- How Shifts in Thought Work at the District Level
- The ICT Tools That Allow District Level Support for Schools
- Shared Schema Uniting District, Schools, and Classrooms
- Summary
- 5.Associations and Edge Technology
- The Problem We Face at the Level of Associations
- What Is Wrong with Type-A Association
- What Makes Type-B Associations More Effective
- Shifts in Thoughts Needed to Improve Associations
- Contents note continued: How Making Shifts in Thought Works in Practice for the Associations
- The Tools Associations Need to Support Other Stakeholders
- Shared Schema: How Associations Can Support Other Levels in Education
- Summary
- 6.Policy Shifts
- The Problem Policymakers Face in Reforming Education
- Why Type-A Policymaking Fails
- How Type-B Policymaking Can Improve Education
- Shifts in Thought Needed to Transform Policymaking
- Creating Emergence: How Shifts in Thought Can Transform Policymaking
- How Shifts in Thought Change the Practice of Policymaking
- The Tools Policymakers Need to Support Education
- How a Shared Schema Helps Policymakers Support Education at All Levels
- Summary
- 7.The Role of Industry
- The Problem of Bringing Effective ICT into Education
- Type-A Companies: The Problem with What We Do Now
- How Type-B Companies Can Transform Education
- Shifts in Thought Needed to Improve the Industry
- Contents note continued: How Shifting Thoughts Change Companies in Practice
- The Tools Companies Need to Help Reform Education
- How a Shared Schema Can Unite Industry and Education
- Summary
- 8.Stakeholders Connected
- The Problem Stakeholders Face at All Levels of the Educational Crisis
- Shifts in Thought Needed to Make Real Change In Education
- How Shifting Thoughts Can Improve Education in Practice
- The Tools Needed To Make Real Change
- How Shared Schema United Stakeholders for Real Reform.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-219) and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Weston, Mark E
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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