Augmented Education: Bringing Real and Virtual Learning Together [Hardcover]

Including relevant case studies and interviews with practitioners, Augmented Education explores the nature of learning where the 'real world' is augmented by use of the virtual to create new learning possibilities, tools, and environments. and offers insights into the development of a pedagogy that is authentic, inclusive and enjoyable.1. Augmenting Learning 2. Augmenting Schools 3. Augmenting Teaching 4. Augmentation with the Virtual 5. Augmenting Informal Subject-based Learning 6. Augmenting Learning Using Social Media 7. Augmenting Collaborative Informal Learning 8. Augmenting Learners: Educating the Transhuman 9. Conclusions, and Where to Start

This well-written and accessible text sheds light on new uses, conceptions and developments of learning. The focus on 'augmenting', whether teaching, collaborating, or using social media, is set against a sound backdrop of theory and research. The authors' experience in these areas has enabled them to offer a critical text with helpful examples and explicit guidance. It is a book that transcends education settings from higher education to primary schools as well as cutting across disciplinary boundaries - an all-round best buy. - Maggi Savin-Baden, Professor of Higher Education Research, Coventry University, UK