Learning Rants, Raves and Reflections.Learning Rants, Raves and Reflections edited by Elliott Masie, Pfeiffer, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Calif., 2005, 310 pp. with index, $32 hardcover School administrators continually seek new avenues for effective professional development for staff and instructional opportunities for students. Tapping the potential of human and techno logical resources to facilitate learning is becoming increasingly practical and popular in K-12 education. The book, Learning Rants, Raves and Reflections, caught my attention because of its focus on the dynamics of technology, training and learning. Elliott Masie, the book's editor, heads up a think tank studying continuous learning for the workforce and the application of learning technology. While the book makes for a moderately interesting read for a K-12 administrator, its primary audience is industry executives, particularly those training support staff, and providers of learning products. The K-12 practitioner won't gain skills to take to work on Monday morning but will learn business and industry perspectives on training via technology. As the book is a compilation of essays, some are written better than others with regard to content and style. The book is structured so readers may choose specific essays, peruse pe·ruse tr.v. pe·rused, pe·rus·ing, pe·rus·es To read or examine, typically with great care. [Middle English perusen, to use up : Latin per-, per- out of sequence or read cover to cover. Essays address mobile learning, learning technology trends of 2015 and the future of "meLearning." Over the years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time fields of education and business have borrowed ideas from one another, re-packaging and re-naming along the way. This book contains several such examples. Parallels can be drawn between industry learning solutions and those of schools, and, after reading this book, it would be interesting for the K-12 educator to sit down with a corporate training strategist strat·e·gist n. One who is skilled in strategy. Noun 1. strategist - an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) strategian market strategist - someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns to compare notes. Regardless of the discipline or organization, effective adult and continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). are dependent on good management, a range of differing approaches to accommodate different learning styles and the collegial col·le·gi·al adj. 1. a. Characterized by or having power and authority vested equally among colleagues: "He . . . interaction that is inherent in a learning community. Reviewed by Marilyn King, assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. , Bozeman Public Schools, Bozeman, Mont. |
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