 | Human Specialization in Design and Technology: The Current Wave for Learning, Culture, Industry, and Beyond Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Education; Business Management and Marketing; Education Policy & Politics; Open & Distance Education and eLearning; Psychological Science; Curriculum Studies; Work & Organizational Psychology; Technology in Education; Human Specialization in Design and Technology explores emerging trends in learning and training--standardization, personalization, customization, and specialization--with a unique focus on innovations specific to human needs and conditions. Analyzing evidence from current academic research as well as the popular press, this concise volume defines and examines the trajectory of instructional design and technologies toward more human-centered and specialized products, services, processes, environments, and systems. Examples from education, healthcare, business, and other sectors offer real-world demonstrations for scholars and graduate students of educational technology, instructional design, and business development. The book features insights into the future of professors, public schools, equity and access, extended technologies, open educational resources, and more, concluding with a set of concrete solutions. Patricia A. Young is Program Director of Elementary Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA. An educational technologist and software developer, Dr. Young is the creator of Proticy , an original learning analytics software that improves teaching and learning in higher education.
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