Overview
"Learning is a topic that yields an incredible volume of rants, raves, and reflections. It is one of the only topics about which almost every person on the earth has a strong set of opinions that they can quickly articulate. Over the past three decades, thousands of people sitting next to me on airplanes have been asked a few gentle questions about their feelings and perspectives on learning, and during this time I listened and learned."—from Learning Rants, Raves, and Reflections: A Personal Essay by Elliott Maise
Includes personal reflections from a distinguished list of learning experts including . . .
Sam Adkins David Barton Judy Brown Vicki Cerda Murry Christensen Nancy DeViney Lance Dublin Carol Friday Mike Hendon Wayne Hodgins Larry Israelite David Metcalf Elliott Masie Paul Nennin ger Mark Oehlert Scott Sutker Beth Thomas
Synopsis
Seventeen non-technological essays about technology's uses in learning provide an overview, case studies, and lessons learned. They recount learners' individual experiences, good and bad, as well as perspectives on training and learning in practice and in the future. The primary intended audience is corporate executives, training professionals, and higher education personnel who design, develop, implement, and manage training and learning programs. Editor Masie is a consultant and editor of the Internet newsletter Learning Trends; the contributors are experts in technology and training drawn from academia and the private sector. Pfeiffer is an imprint of Wiley. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR