From the Campfire to the Holodeck

by David Thornburg

Book Overview

How to optimize educational spaces and teaching practices for more effective learning

Author David Thornburg, an award-winning futurist and educational consultant, maintains that in order to engage all students, learning institutions should offer a balance of Campfire spaces (home of the lecture), Watering Holes (home to conversations between peers), Caves (places for quiet reflection), and Life (places where students can apply what they've...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118633938
• ISBN13: 9781118633939
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"