The amount and range of information available to today’s students—and indeed to all learners—is unprecedented. Phrases like “the information revolution, “the information (or knowledge) society, and “the knowledge economy underscore the truism that our society has been transformed by virtually instantaneous access to virtually unlimited information. Thomas Friedman tells us that “The World Is Flat and that we must devise new political and economic understandings based on the ceaseless communication of information from all corners of the world. The Bush administration tells us that information relating to the “war on terrorism is so critical that we must allow new kinds of surveillance to keep society safe. Teenage subscribers to social-computing networks not only accessinformation but enter text and video images and publish them widely becoming the first adolescents in history to be creators as well as consumers of vast quantities of information. Addresses learner needs in this information explosion Provides a comprehensive framework of relevant theories and research Introduces the I-LEARN model INDICE: Information as a Tool for Learning.- Information-Rich Environments, Part One.- Information-Rich Environments, Part Two.- Today’s Learners as Information Users.- I-LEARN: A Model for Knowledge Construction in the Information Age.- Issues in Learning in Information-Rich Environments.- Assessing Learning in Information-Rich Environments.- Conclusion.
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-0578-9
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés