The arts and play as educational media in the digital age /

"The digital revolution we are now entering as educators is an unchartered sea pregnant with wondrous possibilities but laden with a minefield of unforeseen consequences. A pedagogy that overlooks or downplays the disruptive and often dangerous influence of digital media on childhood developmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Albrecht, Robert (Author), Tabone, Carmine, 1946- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, [2020]
Series:	Understanding media ecology. vol. 5.
Subjects:	Arts > Study and teaching. Arts > Study and teaching > New Jersey > Jersey City > Case studies. Active learning > New Jersey > Jersey City > Case studies. Experiential learning > New Jersey > Jersey City > Case studies. Arts and children. Technology and children. Digital media > Social aspects. Active learning. Experiential learning. New Jersey > Jersey City. Case studies.

Table of Contents:

A descent into the maelström
The Faustian dilemma : the unintended consequences of digital media
Building Noah's arks : media environments and counterenvironments
The man who had no story : why the arts in education matter
The oral curriculum : a prelude to literacy and learning
Building a bridge to literacy : drama in education as a pedagogical method
The seesaw principle : summer camp as counterenvironment.