Future of the Curriculum School Knowledge in the Digital Age

Name: Future of the Curriculum School Knowledge in the Digital Age
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ISBN: 9780262518826

ISBN-10: 0262518821

ISBN-13: 9780262518826

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ben Williamson

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Although ideas about digital media and learning have become an important area foreducational research, little attention has been given to the practical and conceptual implicationsfor the school curriculum. In this book, Ben Williamson examines a series of contemporary curriculuminnovations in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia that reflect the social andtechnological changes of the digital age. Arguing that the curriculum is always both forward- andrearward-looking, Williamson considers how each of these innovations represents a certain way ofunderstanding the past while also promoting a particular vision of the future.Thecurriculum initiatives are all examples of what…

Book details

List price: $7.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 4/23/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Series Foreword



Introduction: Prototyping and Researching the Curriculum of the Digital Age



Curriculum Change and the Future of Official Knowledge



Networks, Decentered Systems, and Open Educational Futures



Creative Schooling and the Crossover Future of the Economy



Psychotechnical Schools and the Future of Educational Expertise



Globalizing Cultures of Lifelong Learning



Making Up DIY Learner Identities



Conclusion: An (Un)official Curriculum of the Future?


Notes