Thinking Skills for the Digital Generation: The Development of Thinking and Learning in the Age of Information
Dr. Balu H. Athreya
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Description for Thinking Skills for the Digital Generation: The Development of Thinking and Learning in the Age of Information
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; JNC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This important text synthesizes the state of knowledge related to thinking and technology and provides strategies for helping young people cultivate thinking skills required to navigate the new digital landscape. The rise of technology has resulted in new ways of searching and communicating information among youth, often creating information overload . We do not know how the new technologies will affect the ways young people learn and think. There are plenty of warnings about the dangers of information technology, but there is also enormous potential for technology to aid human thinking, which this book explores from an open-minded perspective. ... Read more
This important text synthesizes the state of knowledge related to thinking and technology and provides strategies for helping young people cultivate thinking skills required to navigate the new digital landscape. The rise of technology has resulted in new ways of searching and communicating information among youth, often creating information overload . We do not know how the new technologies will affect the ways young people learn and think. There are plenty of warnings about the dangers of information technology, but there is also enormous potential for technology to aid human thinking, which this book explores from an open-minded perspective. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
449g
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319123639
SKU
V9783319123639
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About Dr. Balu H. Athreya
Balu Athreya an emeritus professor of Pediatrics (University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson University) has been a life-long learner and educator. His interest in diagnostic logic, communication with children and parents, intricacies of decision making for medical management, and languages stimulated and maintained his attention on thinking in general. Dr. Athreya has published widely. He is the author of Pediatric ... Read more
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