Connections-based Learning: A Framework for Teaching and Learning in a Connected World

by Sean Robinson

Educators are lost in a sea of tweets and posts searching for a framework to address the connected 21st century. We are often told to embrace the connected world without being told how. Is the answer simply to get on Twitter, get students blogging, set up a videoconference, or is there something deeper? We need context. We need to see how connection fits into a greater whole. Sean Robinson gives a framework to help educators navigate this connected world to leverage connection for learning. If you have ever been overwhelmed with implementing project-based learning, teaching 21st century skills, or the stream of teaching ideas on social media, then this is the book for you.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 2, 2017

About the author

Sean Robinson is the creator of connections-based learning, an approach to teaching and learning that leverages the connected world. His students have participated in a range of real-world endeavors: from delivering 3D printed solar lanterns to battle light poverty in the Dominican Republic to building solar powered tablets in collaboration with physics students in Uganda. A Global Teacher Prize Top 50 Finalist for 2019 and Premier's Award for Excellence in Education winner in Technology and Innovation in 2018, Sean has a passion for guiding teachers to employ more effective pedagogy through leveraging human connection.

Reviews

[Steven Kolber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Packed full of ideas and vignettes to inspire an approach to teaching that is exciting and challenging