03376cam a22004094a 4500 68667 68667 BJBSDDR 20230410123942.0 ta 110606s2012 cau b 001 0 eng 9781118007235 1118007239 DLC spa DLC eng LB 1028.5 V228g 2012 371.33 Vander Ark, Tom, 1959- Getting smart : how digital learning is changing the world / Tom Vander Ark ; foreword by Bob Wise. San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2012. xxi, 213 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Foreword by Governor Bob Wise vii Preface: Why Th is Book Now? xi Acknowledgments xix About the Author xxi 1 How Personal Digital Learning Will Make Us Smart 1 2 American Education: New Students in an Old System 19 3 Customization: Building the Right Playlist for Each Student 31 4 Motivation: Getting Everyone in the Learning Game 47 5 Equalization: Connecting All Students to Excellence 63 6 Integration: Putting It All Together to Make Schools Smarter 79 7 Innovation: Policies Th at Will Make It Happen 101 8 Investment: Paying for Innovation 119 9 Employment: Changing Our Job Descriptions 143 Conclusion: Getting Smart 157 Appendix: Getting Smart Toolkit 161 Questions and Answers 185 Notes 191 Index 199 "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 "-- Provided by publisher. Computer-assisted instruction United States. Internet in education United States. Blended learning United States. Educación por internet Estados Unidos 10475 Enseñanza con ayuda de computadores Estados Unidos 4575 Aprendizaje semipresencial Estados Unidos 11267 Tecnología educativa 4579 11266 Wise, Bob (Robert Ellsworth), Jr. 1948- prologuista Cover image http://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9781118007235.jpg Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011024028-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1112/2011024028-t.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2011024028-b.html lcc BK lmm 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 LB 1028.5 V228g 2012 00000120424 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK