Autor/Autorin: Webster Ray
Ray Webster, BA, MSc, PhD, received his PhD in Educational nResearch from Lancaster University and his MSc in Intelligent nSystems from Brunel University. He has worked in information nsystems/education in several countries, including Vietnam, nMalaysia and Turkey. He is currently Adjunct Associate nProfessor, Murdoch University, Australia.
Business in the Knowledge Society needsmanagers and employees who are autonomous lifelonglearners,flexible and adaptable. To enablethis, education in the 21st Century requires thatstudents become active and independent learners. Akey problem is how is this transition, from therelatively passive learner model that the majority ofeducators and students most readily recognize, to that of active learner, to be achieved? This bookdescribes a method of enabling this transition byinvolving learners in a participatory design processthat transforms their ability to understand their ownlearning - and that of others. Themethodology, allied with the design and developmentof a personalized online environment, provides theframework, the processes and the set of outcomes thatallow the student or trainee to develop into anindependent and autonomous lifelong learner. The bookshould be of great interest to managers, educatorsand students alike. The emergence of socialnetworking has made the approach even more valuableas the opportunities for sharing learning resources,matching learner types and creating effective teamshave continued to increase.
Business in the Knowledge Society needs
managers and employees who are autonomous lifelong
learners,flexible and adaptable. To enable
this, education in the 21st Century requires that
students become active and independent learners. A
key problem is how is this transition, from the
relatively passive learner model that the majority of
educators and students most readily recognize, to
that of active learner, to be achieved? This book
describes a method of enabling this transition by
involving learners in a participatory design process
that transforms their ability to understand their own
learning - and that of others. The
methodology, allied with the design and development
of a personalized online environment, provides the
framework, the processes and the set of outcomes that
allow the student or trainee to develop into an
independent and autonomous lifelong learner. The book
should be of great interest to managers, educators
and students alike. The emergence of social
networking has made the approach even more valuable
as the opportunities for sharing learning resources,
matching learner types and creating effective teams
have continued to increase.
Ray Webster, BA, MSc, PhD, received his PhD in Educational Research from Lancaster University and his MSc in Intelligent Systems from Brunel University. He has worked in information systems/education in several countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia and Turkey.
Über den Autor
Ray Webster, BA, MSc, PhD, received his PhD in Educational Research from Lancaster University and his MSc in Intelligent Systems from Brunel University. He has worked in information systems/education in several countries, including Vietnam, Malaysia and Turkey. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor, Murdoch University, Australia.
Klappentext
Business in the Knowledge Society needsmanagers and employees who are autonomous lifelonglearners,flexible and adaptable. To enablethis, education in the 21st Century requires thatstudents become active and independent learners. Akey problem is how is this transition, from therelatively passive learner model that the majority ofeducators and students most readily recognize, to that of active learner, to be achieved? This bookdescribes a method of enabling this transition byinvolving learners in a participatory design processthat transforms their ability to understand their ownlearning - and that of others. Themethodology, allied with the design and developmentof a personalized online environment, provides theframework, the processes and the set of outcomes thatallow the student or trainee to develop into anindependent and autonomous lifelong learner. The bookshould be of great interest to managers, educatorsand students alike. The emergence of socialnetworking has made the approach even more valuableas the opportunities for sharing learning resources,matching learner types and creating effective teamshave continued to increase.
