Synopses & Reviews
This work extends Kolb's experiential learning theory to community-based projects. It traces the conceptual and operational development of learning-in-community over the decade that we have used it in our teaching. It concludes by outlining a logical next step in efforts to democratize technology: social activism. This book is intended for faculty of undergraduate and graduate-level courses in information technology, business and management.
Synopsis
Many of the titles on active/experiential learning concepts are focused on the K-12 setting. They are often how-to books, rather than theory-based. Learning-in-Community extends Kolb's experiential learning theory to community-based projects. It takes a conceptually-grounded approach to active learning through technology-based projects. The book traces the conceptual and operational development of learning-in-community over the decade that we have used it in our teaching. It concludes by outlining a logical next step in efforts to democratize technology: social activism. Training the new ICT professional at a time of significant inequality in access to ICTs would be seriously inadequate if it ignored social responsibility.
This book is intended for faculty of undergraduate and graduate-level courses in information technology, business and management.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. 2. An extended model of learning. 3. Locating learning. 4. Evaluating learning. 5. Implementing the extended model of learning. 6. Toward a radical view of practice. References.