Learning with 'e's: Educational Theory and Practice in the Digital Age [Book]

In an age where young people seem to have a natural affinity with smartphones, computer games and social media, teachers and lecturers face a big challenge or a golden opportunity. How can new technology promote learning, engage students and motivate them to sustain a lifelong ...In an age where young people seem to have a natural affinity with smartphones, computer games and social media, teachers and lecturers face a big challenge or a golden opportunity. How can new technology promote learning, engage students and motivate them to sustain a lifelong career in learning? For educators everywhere, our challenge is to take devices that have the potential for great distraction and boldly appropriate them as tools that can inspire and engage.

On the back of Steve's hugely popular blog, also named 'Learning with 'e's', he shows how the world of learning is changing, and how new technology and you and I can make a difference. The proliferation of digital technologies and cultures is having a profound impact on learning, prompting questions which need answers. How will technology change our conceptions of learning? How will new ways of learning impact upon our uses of technology? For teachers, lecturers, learning and development professionals and anybody who wants to be inspired by the new ways learning is being revolutionised through the use of new and emerging technologies.