Windows on the Future: Education in the Age of Technology

By Ted McCain, Ian Jukes, TedD.E.McCain

Book Overview

"I would like to see this book become required reading for every teacher or administrator before they break for the summer. Its simplified descriptions make it easily understood by non-technical people. I will make sure that all of my classes read it "
--Shirley Campbell
Director, Computer and Curriculum Inquiry Center
University of Pittsburgh, PA

"McCain and Jukes build a case that the Information Age has not yet peaked and awaken us to the challenge of the dramatic technological changes we will surely see within our life time."
--Frank Buck, Principal, Graham School
Talladega, AL

"Windows on the Future summarizes key developments and concepts making them readily understandable. Though I′ve been a member of the World Future Society and an avid reader of books for over 30 years, I am not aware of any other publication like this for practicing educators. This would be very valuable for professional development study groups."
--Karen L. Tichy, Associate Superintendent for Instruction
Catholic Education Office
St. Louis, MO

Get prepared to help your students move into the technological future

The world as we knew it ten years ago no longer exists. Ten years from now, today′s world will have recreated itself many times over. Windows on the Future shows educators how to help students cultivate the attitudes and skills necessary to leverage this monumental change for their benefit.

Windows on the Future was designed to help the educator cope with changes created by technology and embrace a new mindset necessary to access the burgeoning technological advances. The goal is to keep schools and students relevant in the 21st Century, and McCain and Jukes offer new paradigms and frameworks to accomplish that.

Critical issues explored include:

Key trends for the new millennium The power of paradigm Education in the future New skills for students New roles for educators The need for vision

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761977120
• ISBN13: 9780761977124
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A Must-Read for Educators

While I understand the point made by other reviewers in terms of the book being outdated due to the very arguments presented by McCain and Jukes (the exponential rate of change), I still feel that this book should be read by all educators. The points covered are presented in clear terms with excellent examples and in a way that all can understand. I read this book for a class and then used it with my own students (teachers)who experienced an 'awakening' of sorts while reading the book. Many places around the world have been slow to change - the 'blue whales' which McCain and Jukes refer to as examples of people or things that take a longer time to change. So this book was extremely enlightening for the teachers who work in a very remote Pacific island area where teaching methods have changed very little with the teacher still being the 'giver' of information. The concepts covered can challenge the minds or paradigm. As stated by the authors, "{The education system} cannot continue to get better at delivering an obsolete education" (p. 74). Statements such as these present excellent forums for discussion among educators.

An easy, informative read

This book is excellent. I had to read it as part of the teacher credential program. It is a really easy, plain English book. The content is excellent. It describes where we have been, where we are, and where we will be in terms of technology and how that will impact education. It is not about teaching technology to our students, but about changing the entire way we think about education and using technology to our best advantage. It is about our responsibility to our students to prepare them for the rapidly changing world in which we live. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in education.