{"product_id":"9781909717084","title":"Learning in a Digitalized Age: Plugged In, Turned On, Totally Engaged?","description":"All professional learning communities agree that there is added value in utilizing technologies to enhance and facilitate student success. This volume seeks a critical and informed answer to one of the most important educational questions of the day: how successful will learners be in the digital age?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, writers with real hands-on experience in the field challenge many of the assumptions about teaching and learning in the digital age. It is relevant and important for all those interested and concerned about the kinds of debates, arguments and ideas which are influencing and changing the nature of teaching and learning in the early decades of the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese contributors, from around the world and across all sections and levels of the educational sector, share their experiences of working with educational technologies, mobile and digital learning in their day-to-day lives in schools, colleges and universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe main themes, arguments and reflections found highlight the dramatic effects and changes technology is having on the human experience generally and in teaching and learning in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editor: Lawrence Burke is an experienced international educator of 25 years. In the 2011\/12 academic year the Higher Colleges of Technology, Al Ain Men’s College awarded him Teacher of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword, Andrew Callaghan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction, Lawrence Burke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA plugged in, turned on, totally engaged Model United Nations, Lisa Martin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsiderations on a blended learning project, Patrick Dougherty, Josephine Butler \u0026amp; Greg Vrhovrnik\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussion boards as an extension of student learning, Serge Morissette\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDown the rabbit hole: the challenges of blended learning in an adult language program, Tanya Tercero\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeretical views from a digitally centric universe, Lawrence Burke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eiPad therefore iLearn ? Part 1, Michelle Rogers-Estable \u0026amp; Roudaina Houjeir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eiPad therefore iLearn? Part 2, Dianne Evans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey challenges in BYOD teaching and learning, Ieda M Santos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusings on technological changes in a teaching and learning environment, Dawn Seddon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21st Century Learning from a 3rd Century BC Perspective, Lawrence Burke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflections around on-demand publishing, Clyde Coreil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial media as an instructional tool, Yasmine Salah El Din\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe educational time machine, Jon Orthmann, Reem Arafat \u0026amp; Nancy Fahnestock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe future is now, the future is flat, Julie Lindsay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe impact of technology overuse on child sensory development: the role of occupational therapy in promoting balanced technology management, Cris Rowan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe need for inclusive accessible technologies for students with disabilities and learning difficulties, Simon Hayhoe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughts of a digital immigrant, Yara Azouqa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the looking glass: the transformational nature of digital learning in an EFL context, Yahya Ezza El-Sadig \u0026amp; Khaled Almudibry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the brain says about digitally-driven education, Lawrence Burke\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterword, Kasim Kasuri\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Catt Educational Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043857055984,"sku":"9781909717084","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909717084_p0.jpg?v=1763624624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909717084","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}