Future of Thinking Learning Institutions in a Digital Age

Name: Future of Thinking Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
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ISBN: 9780262513746

ISBN-10: 0262513749

ISBN-13: 9780262513746

Edition: 2010

Authors: Cathy N. Davidson, David Theo Goldberg, Zoï¿½ Marie Jones

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Over the past two decades, the way we learn has changed dramatically. We have new sources of information and new ways to exchange and to interact with information. But our schools and the way we teach have remained largely the same for years, even centuries. What happens to traditional educational institutions when learning also takes place on a vast range of Internet sites, from Pokemon Web pages to Wikipedia? This report investigates how traditional learning institutions can become as innovative, flexible, robust, and collaborative as the best social networking sites. The authors propose an alternative definition of "institution" as a "mobilizing network"â€”emphasizing its flexibility,…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Series Foreword


Preface


Contributors



Introduction and Overview


The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age



Customized and Participatory Learning



Our Digital Age


Implications for Learning and Its (Online) Institutions



FLIDA 101


A Pedagogical Allegory



Institutions as Mobilizing Networks


(Or, ï¿½I Hate the Institutionï¿½But I Love What It Did for Meï¿½)



HASTAC


A Case Study of a Virtual Learning Institution as a Mobilizing Network



(In)Conclusive


Thinking the Future of Digital Thinking


Notes


Bibliography I: Selected Books, Articles, and Reports


Digital Learning, Technology, and Education


Institutions


Social Networking and Knowledge Sharing


Gaming and Virtual Worlds


Ethics, Law, Politics, and Activism


Global Markets and Culture


Youth Culture


Race, Gender, and Ethnicity


History of Writing, Learning, and the Book


Reports


Bibliography II: Resources and Models


K-12: Innovative Schools


K-12: Digital Learning Programs and Research


Higher Education: Institutions, Research, and Projects


Continuing and Distance Education


Journals and Online Resources


Blogs


Works by the Principal Investigators