{"product_id":"getting-smart-how-digital-learning-is-changing-the-world-hardback-9781118007235","title":"Getting Smart; How Digital Learning is Changing the World (Hardback) 9781118007235","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGetting Smart\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Digital Learning is Changing the World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTom Vander Ark (Author), Bob Wise (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118007235, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 November 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In \u003ci\u003eGetting Smart,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews \"smart tools\" for learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and \"smart schools\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Governor Bob Wise vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface: Why This Book Now? xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 How Personal Digital Learning Will Make Us Smart 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 American Education: New Students in an Old System 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Customization: Building the Right Playlist for Each Student 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Motivation: Getting Everyone in the Learning Game 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Equalization: Connecting All Students to Excellence 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Integration: Putting It All Together to Make Schools Smarter 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Innovation: Policies That Will Make It Happen 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Investment: Paying for Innovation 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Employment: Changing Our Job Descriptions 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: Getting Smart 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Getting Smart Toolkit 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions and Answers 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 199\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Education [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Education\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Education%20%5BJN%5D%22\"\u003eJN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52417745551640,"sku":"9781118007235","price":15.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118007235_251089.jpg?v=1784506173","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/getting-smart-how-digital-learning-is-changing-the-world-hardback-9781118007235","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}