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Don't bother me mom, I'm learning: How computer and video games are preparing your kids for 21st century success and how you can help!

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog110132
Prensky, Marc. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House , 2006.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 85 PRE 2006
Availability
1 copy, 0 available
This book debunks the accepted wisdom that video games are harmful to children. Instead, he contends that games can teach a multitude of skills, including problem solving, language and cognitive skills, strategic thinking, multitasking, and parallel processing.
Author
Prensky, Marc
Place of Publication
St. Paul, MN
Publisher
Paragon House
Publication Date
2006
Physical Description
Paperback, 252 p.
Subject
Education. Gaming
Computers
Abstract
This book debunks the accepted wisdom that video games are harmful to children. Instead, he contends that games can teach a multitude of skills, including problem solving, language and cognitive skills, strategic thinking, multitasking, and parallel processing.
Notes
This book is only available for staff use.
ISBN
1557788588
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 85 PRE 2006

Copies

Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Study and Learning Commons On Loan, due Monday, September 11, 2023
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Learning as a way of being: Strategies for survival in a world of permanent white water

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog109460
Vaill, Peter. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 1996.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 VAI 1996
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Offers a critique of the roots of management education and argues that institutions of higher learning must teach managers how to integrate the discipline of learning into their very being.
Author
Vaill, Peter
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication Date
1996
Physical Description
Hardcover;218 p.
Series
Business Management Series
Subject
Administration
Leadership/Coaching
Abstract
Offers a critique of the roots of management education and argues that institutions of higher learning must teach managers how to integrate the discipline of learning into their very being.
ISBN
0787902462
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF AA 75 VAI 1996

Copies

Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Study and Learning Commons Available
Copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Study and Learning Commons Available
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