Education

For instructors who focus on critical thinking applications of technology, this text is an excellent choice for upper-level undergraduate/graduate courses in Educational Applications of Computers, Educational Technology and Critical Thinking.

This text provides a thorough explanation of Mindtools—alternative ways of using computer applications to engage learners in constructive, higher-order thinking about specific areas of study. It presents a rationale for using these tools, discusses individual Mindtools and their use, and suggests effective ways to teach with each Mindtool.

• NEW - Weaves a critical thinking framework throughout the text—And demonstrates this approach through examples and revised text.

  • Enables educators to prescribe computer applications by engaging critical thinking. Ex.___

• NEW - Expands coverage of systems modeling tools with new sections on analysis and reasoning—Mathematical comprehension and simulation modeling; expert systems; and microworlds.

  • Enables learners to model dynamic processes. Ex.___

• NEW - Adds an entirely new section of the book—Which includes chapters on intentional information searching via Internet and visualization tools.

  • Enables learners to interpret the Internet and other information sources. Ex.___

• NEW - Integrates assessment rubrics for evaluating student Mindtool projects.

  • Provides criteria for evaluating student projects. Ex.___

• NEW - Includes a special section in each chapter—Titled “Coaching the Construction of Mindtools in the Classroom.”

  • Provides advice on how to “teach” Mindtools. Ex.___

• NEW - Introduces creative applications of technology—Complete with examples that demonstrate the use of each Mindtool.

• NEW - Profiles hypermedia construction tools—Including website construction.

  • Focuses on learners as knowledge builders. Ex.___

• NEW - Reviews synchronous and asynchronous conferencing tools and their applications in a new chapter.

  • Enables learners to master conversations on the Internet. Ex.___

• Weaves a critical thinking framework throughout the text—And demonstrates this approach through examples and revised text.

  • Enables educators to prescribe computer applications by engaging critical thinking. Ex.___

• Expands coverage of systems modeling tools with new sections on analysis and reasoning—Mathematical comprehension and simulation modeling; expert systems; and microworlds.

  • Enables learners to model dynamic processes. Ex.___

• Adds an entirely new section of the book—Which includes chapters on intentional information searching via Internet and visualization tools.

  • Enables learners to interpret the Internet and other information sources. Ex.___

• Integrates assessment rubrics for evaluating student Mindtool projects.

  • Provides criteria for evaluating student projects. Ex.___

• Includes a special section in each chapter—Titled “Coaching the Construction of Mindtools in the Classroom.”

  • Provides advice on how to “teach” Mindtools. Ex.___

• Introduces creative applications of technology—Complete with examples that demonstrate the use of each Mindtool.

• Profiles hypermedia construction tools—Including website construction.

  • Focuses on learners as knowledge builders. Ex.___

• Reviews synchronous and asynchronous conferencing tools and their applications in a new chapter.

  • Enables learners to master conversations on the Internet. Ex.___

I. WHAT ARE MINDTOOLS? WHAT DO THEY DO?

II. SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION TOOLS.

III. DYNAMIC MODELING TOOLS.

IV. INTERPRETATION TOOLS.

V. KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION TOOLS.

VI. CONVERSATION TOOLS.

VII. IMPLEMENTING MINDTOOLS.

Computers in Education  (Instructional Technology)

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  Modeling with Technology: Mindtools for Conceptual Change, 3/E
  Jonassen
  ©2006 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0131703455 | ISBN-13: 9780131703452
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  For graduate-level courses in Computers in Education.

  Well-known for addressing the use of computers to foster critical-thinking and problem solving, this text was written to teach current and future teachers how to better engage learners more mindfully and meaningfully in the process of learning.  Available now in  it's Third Edition,  it focuses on how to use technology to support meaningful learning through model building, providing powerful strategies for engaging, supporting, and assessing coonceptual change in learners. 

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ISBN-10: 0130863467 | ISBN-13: 9780130863461
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ISBN-10: 0205531709 | ISBN-13: 9780205531707

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Companion Website - Jonassen, 2/E
Jonassen
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