Brain Gain by Marc Prensky

Brain Gain by Marc Prensky

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Most people use technology to help them keep track of their daily lives. Yet, we're constantly questioning if this is truly a useful 'crutch', or if we're merely damaging our own ability to think and remember. In Brain Gain, Marc Prensky argues that the power of technology improves natural cognitive abilities and benefits us.

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Brain Gain by Marc Prensky

The majority of people now use technology to help them keep track of appointments, get from point A to point B, and stay socially and professionally connected. Yet, we're constantly questioning if this is truly a useful 'crutch,' or if we're merely dampening our own ability to think and remember. In Brain Gain, tech and education expert Marc Prensky shows that both have strengths -our own cognitive function for sense-making and complex reasoning; technology for the ability to store and process large amounts of data. But how can we combine the strengths of each for maximum benefit? Drawing on the latest neuroscience and his own extensive research with cutting-edge experts in mind-machine combination, Prensky shows readers how smart people are now learning to improve our thinking power by using technology wisely, without losing our humanity.
MARC PRENSKY is an internationally acclaimed speaker, writer, and consultant in education and learning. He gives about 50 talks a year in addition to appearing on CNN, Fox News, and CNBC and has written for or been interviewed by The New York Times, San Francisco Examiner, Newsweek, Fast Company, and Maxim. He is the author of Digital Game-Based Learning, Don't Bother Me Mom - I'm Learning!, and Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning. Prensky also writes a regular column for Educational Technology.
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ISBN 13 9780230338098
ISBN 10 0230338097
Title Brain Gain
Author Marc Prensky
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 2012-09-06
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.