This important text synthesizes the state of knowledge related to thinking and technology and provides strategies for helping young people cultivate thinking skills required to navigate the new digital landscape. The rise of technology has resulted in new ways of searching and communicating information among youth, often creating information "overload". We do not know how the new technologies will affect the ways young people learn and think. There are plenty of warnings about the dangers of information technology, but there is also enormous potential for technology to aid human thinking,…mehr
This important text synthesizes the state of knowledge related to thinking and technology and provides strategies for helping young people cultivate thinking skills required to navigate the new digital landscape. The rise of technology has resulted in new ways of searching and communicating information among youth, often creating information "overload". We do not know how the new technologies will affect the ways young people learn and think. There are plenty of warnings about the dangers of information technology, but there is also enormous potential for technology to aid human thinking, which this book explores from an open-minded perspective. Coverage Includes: - An up to date review of the literature on thinking skills in general, and in relation to technology.- Practical guidelines for thinking with technology.- A scholarly review of the characteristics of the digital generation.- A discussion of the various steps involved in the thinking process.- A historical context of the Information Age and the transition from oral history, to printing press, to the Internet. Thinking Skills for the Digital Generation: The Development of Thinking and Learning in the Age of Information is an invaluable reference for educators and research professionals particularly interested in educational technology, and improving thinking and problem-solving skills.
Artikelnr. des Verlages: 86383560, 978-3-319-12363-9
1st ed. 2017
Seitenzahl: 196
Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2017
Englisch
Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 17mm
Gewicht: 492g
ISBN-13: 9783319123639
ISBN-10: 3319123637
Artikelnr.: 41465381
Autorenporträt
Balu Athreya an emeritus professor of Pediatrics (University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University) has been a life-long learner and educator. His interest in diagnostic logic, communication with children and parents, intricacies of decision making for medical management, and languages stimulated and maintained his attention on thinking in general. Dr. Athreya has published widely. He is the author of Pediatric Physical Diagnosis and Handbook of Clinical Skills: A Practical Manual. Chrystalla Mouza is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. She earned an Ed.D., M.Ed, and M.A. in Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University and completed post-doctoral work at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Her research investigates teacher learning with regard to technology, applications of technology in K-12 classrooms, and teaching and learning outcomes in ubiquitous computing environments. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Delaware Department of Education through the Higher Education Component of No Child Left Behind, and ETS. Dr. Mouza is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award from the Association of Teacher Educators and former Chair of the AERA Special Interest Group, Advanced Technologies for Learning. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education and provides editorial assistance to numerous journals, conferences, and book publications including the Journal of the Learning Sciences, the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, and the Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education book series.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction.- The Digital Generation.- What is Thinking?.- The Thinking Process.- Sources of Information for Thinking.- Internet and Thinking.- Sources of Errors in Thinking and How to Avoid Them.- Strategies and Tools for Learning to Think.- Summary and Future Directions.-
Introduction.- The Digital Generation.- What is Thinking?.- The Thinking Process.- Sources of Information for Thinking.- Internet and Thinking.- Sources of Errors in Thinking and How to Avoid Them.- Strategies and Tools for Learning to Think.- Summary and Future Directions.-
Introduction.- The Digital Generation.- What is Thinking?.- The Thinking Process.- Sources of Information for Thinking.- Internet and Thinking.- Sources of Errors in Thinking and How to Avoid Them.- Strategies and Tools for Learning to Think.- Summary and Future Directions.-
Introduction.- The Digital Generation.- What is Thinking?.- The Thinking Process.- Sources of Information for Thinking.- Internet and Thinking.- Sources of Errors in Thinking and How to Avoid Them.- Strategies and Tools for Learning to Think.- Summary and Future Directions.-
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