Education : Computers & Technology

PODCASTING FOR TRAINERS AND Educators (A Digital SHORTCUT). By Nandini Shastry and David Gillespie. In many ways, trainers, educators, professors, teachers, instructors, SMEs or course developers — whatever your title may be, if you are responsible for any knowledge transfer process — you are the people leading the way for corporations and educational institutions to forge into the new century. By learning about new technologies and learning and adapting them to our workplaces and our personal lives, we change the mindset, not to mention the productivity of the lives of those around us. At one time, it was the IT Department who were considered “First Tier Adopters” when it came to technology. Now, educators of all types have stepped into this role as well — we must learn it before we can teach it. It is our belief that podcasting is the next wave of technology that corporations and educational institutions can immediately use to solve a host of training and business problems. This book aims to show you, the educator — whatever your title may be, how. You’ll learn. ·         what podcasting is. ·         how to use it. ·         what tools you’ll need (free or inexpensive tools as well). ·         how to leverage podcasts in your own place of work. ·         and much more in easy to understand, non-technical terms. You’ll also find in this book. ·         simulation tutorials and demos. ·         free resources. ·         free templates. ·         sample communications for buy-in at your place of wo more...

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This is the second edition of the best-selling book that shows how to get instructional design done fast and get it done right! If you need a basic understanding of what instructional design is and a hands-on, to-the-point method of ensuring that the training and performance interventions you put into place meet the needs of your staff and your organization, this book is for you. more...

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This book challenges people to re-think the role of schools in a global knowledge society. It reflects on the new standards required for young people to be successful in the Knowledge Era. For educators, parents, politicians and business people this book transcends current education practices that were largely established a century ago. It identifies the conclusive relationship between education and a new labour market of independent contractors who need to be innovative, confident and life-long learners. Above all, it is essentially a story about young people. It reveals how young people relate to their new world and how we can transform education to enable them to prepare for it. It starts from a premise that young people come to school with enormous talent, skill and access to information. Unlike any previous generation, young people today have freedom of the mind through information and communication technologies, particularly the Internet and mobile phones. This book shows society and schools how to be courageous in allowing them be explorers and innovators. Schooling for the Knowledge Era breaks the mould of traditional education books and is destined to be a classic. It is a must-read book for educators and parents. more...

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Faced with the complex issues of our highly connected world, schools are struggling to identify and implement effective and productive ICT strategies. Seven Steps to ICT Integration answers the tough questions about what works in schools and why. Based on extensive research evidence, Seven Steps to ICT Integration describes a professional learning process that builds on practitioners’ working knowledge of technologies in collaborative goal-based contexts. This book provides practical ‘hands-on’ strategies for teachers, school leaders, policy experts, learners and support technicians. more...

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Contains a range of issues related to using information technology for learning. This book indicates a move from local support of specific learning activities towards supporting learning and teaching processes in a broader context beyond single tools and individuals users, considering user/learner groups on different levels of granularity. more...

Price: $208.00