1st Edition

Human Specialization in Design and Technology The Current Wave for Learning, Culture, Industry, and Beyond

By Patricia A. Young Copyright 2021
156 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Human Specialization in Design and Technology explores emerging trends in learning and training—standardization, personalization, customization, and specialization—with a unique focus on innovations specific to human needs and conditions. Analyzing evidence from current academic research as well as the popular press, this concise volume defines and examines the trajectory of instructional... Read more

Introduction

SECTION I: The Research and Practice of Human Specialization

Chapter 1. Interdisciplinary Trends

Chapter 2. The Personalization of Education

Chapter 3. COVID-19 a Case of Human Specialization and Plan for RAPID Innovation

SECTION II: Futures Thinking and Sociopolitical Political Thought In EdTech

Chapter 4 The EdTech of People and Places

Chapter 5: The EdTech of Things

Chapter 6. Organizational Culture & Innovation

Chapter 7. Conclusions

Biography

Patricia A. Young is Program Director of Elementary Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. An educational technologist and software developer, Dr. Young is the creator of Proticy, an original learning analytics software that improves teaching and learning in higher education.