Doha: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a leading international initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education, has announced the publication of the third WISE book, Learning {Re}imagined: How the connected society is transforming learning.
Written by Graham Brown-Martin, Founder of Education Design Labs, and illustrated by award-winning photographer Newsha Tavakolian, the book explores how the digitally connected society is transforming learning.
Dr. Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman, WISE, said: “The WISE books offer unique perspectives from around the world on the most innovative ways to approach today’s pressing educational challenges at all levels and in diverse environments.
“This book will help spread some of the latest thinking and new models of creative action in education.”
The book has taken the author and photographer on a tour to Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the US. They visited schools and projects and meet educators and thought leaders.
The book explores how today’s educators are facing the challenge of what to teach and how to teach in a connected society. Using technology as a touchstone, the journey leads to a wider exploration of why societies are shaped as they are, the role of education systems within them, and how they may transform to meet tomorrow’s big challenges.
Highlighting the importance of the human element in knowing how to make best use of advancing technologies, Brown-Martin said, “Our mission is to get under the skin of the debate around technology in education to understand and report back on what is working and what are the obstacles and the triumphs.”
Tavakolian said, “Technology has opened up so many opportunities, giving access to a wealth of information and resources for so many. But technology is not the only thing that has changed education, and certainly not the whole story. For me, it was important to also capture the power of human interactions.”
The book leads the reader on a round-the-world adventure in search of innovation in learning and teaching.
It is enhanced by a free app for mobile devices which provide an interactive layer of information beyond the printed pages. Users can access over four hours of exclusive digital video.
There are two previous WISE books: Learning a Living: Radical Innovation in Education for Work and Innovation in Education: Lessons from Pioneers around the World.
For details about WISE and the third book, please visit www.wise-qatar.org
The book can also be ordered on Amazon at http://amzn.to/1saDXYhThe Peninsula
