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Book Study: Getting Smart

Ended Jul 5, 2022

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n our digital age, students have dramatically new learningneeds and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. InGetting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom VanderArk examines the facets of educational innovation in the UnitedStates and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blendof online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schoolsand programs that effectively offer "personal digital learning"opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake ourschools into "smart schools."

  • Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combineonline and onsite learning, and reviews "smart tools" forlearning
  • Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines thenew employment bargain, examines online universities and "smartschools"
  • Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures