Harnessing America's wasted talent : a new ecology of learning /
Peter Smith.
- 1st ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2010.
- xxvi, 179 p. ; 24 cm.
- The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .
- Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I: The law of thirds -- Wasted talent -- Maxed out: why colleges can't meet this challenge -- The paradox of personal learning -- II: Dangerous conceits -- Different strokes for different folks -- Learning is more than strictly academic -- You can't get there from here -- III: From access to success: a new ecology of learning -- The end of scarcity: education's emerging long tail -- Game changers: new media and the open education resource movement -- Reaching the middle third: talent-friendly colleges for the twenty-first century (C21Cs) -- Conclusion: a new ecology of learning.
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Educational technology. Education, Higher--Effect of technological innovations on. Academic achievement.