The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age

MIT Press is following a growing trend of releasing books in print for sale, with free editions online. The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age is a report by Cathy Davidson and David Goldberg that is available as a free download. It is one of a series of reports on Digital Media and Learning sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation available in electronic format as well as print. For non-sponsored books, selected chapters are often available for downloading.

The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age is about 60 pages, and covers the following topics:

• Overview of a Collaborative Project 1
• The Classroom or the World Wide Web? Imagining the Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age 8
• Pillars of Institutional Pedagogy: Ten Principles for the Future of Learning 26
• Challenges from Past Practice, Moving Fast Forward 36
• Conclusion: Yesterday’s Tomorrow 37
• Appendix: Portfolio of Virtual Learning Institutions: Models, Experiments, and Examples to Learn and Build On 42

The authors “call on us to examine potential new models of digital learning and rethink our virtually enabled and enhanced learning institutions.” (GW)

The Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age | MIT Press | Cathy Davidson and David Goldberg | June 2009

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