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The New Basics: Education and the Future of Work in the Telematic Age
David Thornburg
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About This Book
The increasing globalization of work--coupled with rapid advancements in communications technology--is making age-old teaching methods irrelevant. To thrive in the plugged-in future workplace, students today need to learn a whole new set of fundamental skills.
According to David Thornburg, we are on the cusp of a completely new era. The conventions of interoffice hierarchies, deskbound workers, and long-term employment contracts will quickly give way to a “telematic” model of work, in which workers are free to hop from client to client and country to country at the speed of a DSL connection.
Today’s curriculum is predicated on yesterday’s realities, and must be reexamined to better reflect the digital age. This book explores
The New Basics: Education and the Future of Work in the Telematic Age provides an in-depth discussion of the skills necessary for professional success in the coming years, along with strategies on how best to teach them in the classroom. Filled to capacity with visionary observations, practical suggestions for innovative instruction, and engaging discussions of the historical precedents for remodeled curriculum, this book is essential for those seeking to address the pressing issues of the new millennium.
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Product No: 102005
ISBN-10: 0-87120-656-0
Availability: April 2002
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About the Author
DAVID D. THORNBURG has developed a series of workshops and presentations based on the concepts explored in this book and is available to work with schools, districts, communities, and conferences to explore ways of bringing these ideas into practice.
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