{"product_id":"how-education-works-jon-dron-9781771993838","title":"How Education Works: Teaching, Technology, and Technique","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging proposal for a new theory of education, diagraming how humans and technology can maximize learning for students.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this absorbing volume, Jon Dron views education, learning, and teaching through a technological lens. Focusing on the parts we play in technologies--from language and pedagogies to computers and regulations--Dron posits that individuals are not just users but technical coparticipants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dron reframes popular families of educational theory and explains a variety of educational phenomena, including the failure of learning style theories, literacies, the prevalence of cheating, and the fundamental differences between online and in-person learning. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eHow Education Works\u003c\/i\u003e articulates how practitioners in education can usefully understand technology, education, and their relationship to improve teaching practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Dron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771993839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771993838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Athabasca University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024","brand":"Jon Dron","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080360259839,"sku":"9781771993838","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fff90ca4-c043-44d5-9c05-fcfa5e37fa9d.jpg?v=1685486370","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-education-works-jon-dron-9781771993838","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}