Harnessing America's Wasted Talent A New Ecology of Learning

Harnessing America's Wasted Talent: A New Ecology of Learning By Peter Smith(auth.)
2010 | 200 Pages | ISBN: 0470538074 | PDF | 2 MB
Increasing success rates in higher education requires a new approach towards effective teaching and learning. Harnessing America's Wasted Talent provides tools to make this happen by highlighting the flaws in higher education, like using only the orthodox college model, preventing opportunity and wasting talent for many students. This reference explores Second Life, iTunes University, and Web 2.0 to capitalize on the capacity of every learner.This resource is essential reading for every college leader and policy-makers to meet all of students' educational needs.Content: Chapter 1 Wasted Talent (pages 1-20): Chapter 2 Maxed Out: Why Colleges Can't Meet This Challenge (pages 21-34): Chapter 3 The Paradox of Personal Learning (pages 35-45): Chapter 4 Different Strokes for Different Folks (pages 47-66): Chapter 5 Learning is More Than Strictly Academic (pages 67-77): Chapter 6 You Can't Get There from Here (pages 79-90): Chapter 7 The End of Scarcity: Education's Emerging Long Tail (pages 91-112): Chapter 8 Game Changers: New Media and the Open Education Resource Movement (pages 113-134): Chapter 9 Reaching the Middle Third: Talent?Friendly Colleges for the Twenty?First Century (C21Cs) (pages 135-156):