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Summary: Deep Learning for a Digital Age
Review: I found this book disappointing and not helpful. I work as an instructional designer and saw no information of use to me - just lots of speculation. Chapter 3 ended up as an 'infomercial' for a software program named "quickplace". I cannot recommned this book at all.
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Summary: Just a sales pitch
Review: I had to review this book as part of a post-graduate study. The book is highly disappointing and is little more than a sales pitch for Weigel's so called "Knowledge Rooms". The book also goes into great detail on IBM/Lotus's "Quickpace". Weigel fawns over this product and I expect that he will get a box of chocs from the sales & marketing guys at IBM. Weigel also has a habit of telling irrelevant anecdotes and the book as a whole is ill-structured. My advice? Build your own room and write a book about it.
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Summary: Just a sales pitch
Review: I had to review this book as part of a post-graduate study. The book is highly disappointing and is little more than a sales pitch for Weigel's so called "Knowledge Rooms". The book also goes into great detail on IBM/Lotus's "Quickpace". Weigel fawns over this product and I expect that he will get a box of chocs from the sales & marketing guys at IBM. Weigel also has a habit of telling irrelevant anecdotes and the book as a whole is ill-structured. My advice? Build your own room and write a book about it.
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Summary: Focus on quality, not revenue potential, of online learning.
Review: This book emphasizes one of the most important issues confronting colleges and universities as they plan for online learning: the quality of the experience for the learner. Positing that an increasingly robust contemporary infrastructure (human and technical) can deepen learning and teaching beyond what's possible, even in many face-to-face environments, Weigel rightfully cautions higher education to keep its eye on the real prize -- educational depth and richness -- rather than the false and conflicting fantasy of commercial windfall. Eloquently written and soundly argued, this volume is a sensible guide for educators, administrators and policy-makers in dealing with the confused new world of electronically networked learning.
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Summary: Great for Educators and Administrators
Review: This book represents a modern view of technology. The author describes how to use technology to enhance learning. He gives practical advice to help educators and administrations set realistic goals. Too often, technology is implemented as an addition to educational goals rather than in support of these goals. Weigel examines different educational technologies and highlights factors that you should consider before implementation.
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Summary: Great for Educators and Administrators
Review: This book represents a modern view of technology. The author describes how to use technology to enhance learning. He gives practical advice to help educators and administrations set realistic goals. Too often, technology is implemented as an addition to educational goals rather than in support of these goals. Weigel examines different educational technologies and highlights factors that you should consider before implementation.
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Summary: Van is the MAN!!!!
Review: Van B. Weigel has done it again!!! This book is incredeible!!! My method of teaching will never be the same. I recomend this book to anyone, even if you are not a professor. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPOINTED!!!
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