Better Teaching and Learning in the Digital Classroom

by David T. Gordon (Editor)

Better Teaching and Learning in the Digital Classroom is essential reading for any education professional or parent who wants to make the most of what the newest technologies have to offer.

School spending on new computer technologies has mushroomed in recent years, as educators try to find every strategic advantage to improve teaching and learning in a high-stakes climate. But does the payout justify the payoff? Can such powerful new tools really make a difference in classroom practice? If so, what must teachers do to truly transform instruction with technology rather than simply dress up old practices in high-tech packaging?

In this follow-up to the bestseller The Digital How Technology Is Changing the Way We Teach and Learn , educators and researchers from the frontlines of technological and educational innovation explore fresh ways of harnessing the power of new technologies to improve teaching and learning. Rich examples from real classrooms give readers specific ideas of what works in today's classrooms, offered in a context of tougher standards and increased accountability pressures.

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175 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 2003

Reviews

[Graham Bates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Balancing timeless advice with practical - and thus dated - help, this little book is helpful in developing the background for what is now global, online learning. Some chapters aged better than others (there are chapters on specific software and instructions to technologies that are now ubiquitous). But it's worth a read for the introduction and the chapters on designing an online learning experience.