Ways of Learning : The Revolution in Teaching and Learning

Education and training has become a globalised profession involving new partnerships of practitioners, theorists and policy makers.

In this volume, educational professionals and academics look at the revolution in teaching and learning emerging from globalisation and the new technologies of learning. This "big picture" provides a broad and challenging interpretation of the context in which teachers, practitioners and theorists must work, and reviews the main challenges facing education in the new millennium.

Challenges such as:

the changing nature of work—requiring the creation of

educational experiences that are the basis of the democratic promise of equality of opportunity;

the changing nature of citizenship—towards a civic pluralism where linguistic and cultural diversity are seen as assets that can be used by teachers;

the changing nature of identity—no longer defined by neat boundaries, with people now subject to multiple lifeworlds with multiple layers linked to multiple and overlapping communities;

are discussed within the context of changing learning cultures that support innovation through practical examples, develop repertoires of learning which incorporate diverse views, and an approach to curriculum development that involves multiple voices.

This volume is evidence of a continued commitment by educators, researchers, administrators and practitioners worldwide to meeting the challenges of teaching for new ways of learning.

Peter Kell has been Head of Department, Industry Professional and Adult Education at the RMIT University, Melbourne since 1998.