LabTIC - Tecnología y Educación

La enseñanza en la era digital

Why this book?

In the book, I identify:

• the external developments that are putting pressure on university and college teaching,
• the day to day implications for instructors, teaching assistants, and students themselves
• some of the ways that instructors and institutions are successfully responding to such pressures,
• a set of strategies for redesigning your teaching that will help handle these pressures in a positive way.

Although the book contains many practical examples, it is more than a cookbook on how to teach. It looks closely at

• the nature of knowledge, and how that results in different approaches to teaching
• the science behind how students learn best,
• the features that distinguish between different technologies from an educational perspective, and from this the implications of using different types of technology for teaching
• some alternative ways to design your courses so that they better meet the needs of your students
• some suggestions for managing your teaching work load.

In other words, the book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when everyone,and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology.  I provide you with a framework for making decisions about your teaching, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.

In the end, though, the book isn’t really about you. It’s about you helping your students to develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success. For that to happen, though, your students need you to be on top of your game. This book is your coach.