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Handbook of Research on E-Learning Applications for Career and Technical Education: Technologies for Vocational Training
Valuable, viable software not specifically developed for education but that is used for education, among other things—such as word processing software, spreadsheets, initially, and now many online applications like Google search, podcasting, and others.
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Learning to Work and Working to Learn: What We are Learning and How Technology and Assessment Can Help
Gary Brown (Washington State University, USA), Theron Desrosier (Washington State University, USA), and Debbie Edwards (Washington State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 30
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-739-3.ch050
Abstract
The relationship between higher education and the world of work is complex and often characterized by a great deal of misperception, underscored by the recent press for accountability purportedly in response to reports of public dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency in institutions of higher education. This chapter explores the complex relationship between learning outcomes assessment, employer expectations, and traditional and emerging pedagogies. An approach used at Washington State University that uses assessment and technology as levers to help students and faculty bridge the real and the perceptual divide between learning in school and learning in the world of work is presented.
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