Deep Learning for a Digital Age : Technology's Untapped Potential to Enrich Higher Education

by Weigel, Van B.

• ISBN13: 9780787956134
• ISBN10: 0787956139
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-12
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
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Summary

In this timely book, Weigel presents an innovative and effective framework for e-learning in higher education that can be woven into the fabric of classroom-based education to better cultivate connection and collaboration between students and educators. Written for presidents, deans, trustees, faculty, and distance education providers, this book outlines a dynamic new approach to distance learning and shows that the ability to manage knowledge, rather than just accumulate it, should be the chief priority of higher education in a technological world. The author decries the use of distance education to simply expand enrollments and demonstrates how effective education can connect knowledge across fields and age levels rather than segmenting it. He also shows how the rich resources of the Internet can be plumbed creatively to add depth and meaning to the college curriculum and to immerse learners, whether in the classroom or at a distance, in a continuum of knowledge and experience.

Author Biography

Van B. Weigel is professor of ethics and economic development at Eastern College in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He is author of a Choice Outstanding Academic Book, A Unified Theory of Global Development and Earth Cancer.

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Exhibits	xi
Preface	xiii
The Author	xix
Beyond the Virtual Classroom	1	(29)
The Commoditization of Instruction	30	(30)
Transforming the Classroom into Knowledge Rooms	60	(42)
Building an Infrastructure for Depth Education	102	(25)
New Horizons for Higher Education	127	(16)
Notes	143	(6)
References	149	(14)
Index	163