Getting Smart
How Digital Learning is Changing the World
By Bob Wise, Tom Vander Ark | Publisher: Wiley
About the book
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 schools into \"smart schools.\"
- Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews \"smart tools\" for learning
- Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and \"smart schools\"
- Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures
Editions of Getting Smart
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781118007235
- EBook
- ISBN 9781118115879
- EBook
- ISBN 9781118115855
Read an Excerpt
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 schools into \"smart schools.\"
- Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews \"smart tools\" for learning
- Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and \"smart schools\"
- Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Getting Smart about?
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 schools into \"smart schools.\"
- Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews \"smart tools\" for learning
- Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and \"smart schools\"
- Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Getting Smart?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Teaching skills and techniques
Where can I read a sample of Getting Smart?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781118007235
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Getting Smart?
Bob Wise, Tom Vander Ark
Who is the Publisher of the book Getting Smart?
Wiley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Getting Smart is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781118007235) and ebook(ISBN 9781118115879) and ebook(ISBN 9781118115855)
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