Social Service Organizations and Agencies Directory
Social Service Organizations and Agencies Directory

Author: Anthony Thomas Kruzas

Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Company

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13:

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Approximately 6700 entries covering a broad spectrum of social concerns, e.g., death and dying, child abuse and neglect, and civil rights. Entries are grouped according to sponsorship. Each entry gives address, telephone number, person in charge, and descriptive information about the organization. Name and keyword index.

Getting Smart
Getting Smart

Author: Tom Vander Ark

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-20

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1118115872

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A comprehensive look at the promise and potential of online learning In our digital age, students have dramatically new learning needs and must be prepared for the idea economy of the future. In Getting Smart, well-known global education expert Tom Vander Ark examines the facets of educational innovation in the United States and abroad. Vander Ark makes a convincing case for a blend of online and onsite learning, shares inspiring stories of schools and programs that effectively offer "personal digital learning" opportunities, and discusses what we need to do to remake our schools into "smart schools." Examines the innovation-driven world, discusses how to combine online and onsite learning, and reviews "smart tools" for learning Investigates the lives of learning professionals, outlines the new employment bargain, examines online universities and "smart schools" Makes the case for smart capital, advocates for policies that create better learning, studies smart cultures