Who Owns the Learning? : Preparing Students for Success in the Digital Age

Learn how to harness students' natural curiosity to develop them into self-directed learners. Discover how technology allows students to take ownership of their learning, create and share learning tools, and participate in work that is meaningful to them and others. Real-life examples illustrate how every student can become a teacher and a global publisher. The embedded QR codes link to supporting websites.

Benefits:

• Read real-life examples that illustrate how technology is revolutionizing instruction and learning.
• Develop techniques that will enable your students to own and direct their learning.
• Discover hidden opportunities to create your own Digital Learning Farm communities.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Welcome to the Digital Learning Farm
Chapter 2: The Student as Tutorial Designer
Chapter 3: The Student as Scribe
Chapter 4: The Student as Researcher
Chapter 5: The Student as Global Communicator and Collaborator
Chapter 6: Joining Forces in Purposeful Work: The Legacy of Student Contribution

Alan November began his education career as a science and math teacher and a residential dorm counselor on an island reform school in Boston Harbor. November went on as a teacher and administrator in the Boston Public Schools, Lexington and Wellesley (Massachusetts) Public Schools, and the Glenbrook High Schools in Illinois. He has also taught in the graduate schools of education at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Seton Hall in New Jersey. He was the cofounder of the Institute for Education Leadership and Technology at Stanford University. He has presented in all 50 states, every province of Canada, across Europe, Asia, Central America, and South Africa. He is proudest of being named one of the first Christa McAuliffe Educators in the United States. November is the author of the best-selling book Empowering Students With Technology. Each July, he leads the international Building Learning Communities summer conference near Boston.