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Academy of One

The Power and Promise of Open-Source Learning

David Preston

The future of education goes beyond classes, textbooks, and tests – and the future is here. Academy of One introduces readers to Open-Source Learning, a model designed to transform K-12 education as we know it. Using Open-Source Learning, teachers and students create experiences together – and anyone can create all on their own. Learners ask big, interdisciplinary questions, consult the experts, and use the internet to collaborate with people around the world, get feedback that supports improvement, and distribute their work worldwide in ways that provide value far beyond a course grade. Open-Source Learning is a strategic framework that students, parents, and teachers use to explore interdisciplinary questions, create communities of critique and support, and achieve extraordinary outcomes. Open-Source Learning is free and easy to implement; Academy of One features case studies and practical steps to help you get started today.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 188 • Trim: 6½ x 9
978-1-4758-5904-1 • Hardback • February 2021 • $67.00 • (£52.00)
978-1-4758-5905-8 • Paperback • January 2021 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General, Education / Computers & Technology, Education / Home Schooling

David Preston, PhD teaches in California and speaks about Open-Source Learning around the world. You can connect with David via his website at https://davidpreston.net.

Foreword by Howard Rheingoldla

Preface A Note to Start

Acknowledgements

Prologue/Intro

Chapter 1: It’s a Crazy World Out There

Chapter 2: Do you Believe in Magic?

Chapter 3: And Yet, it Moves

Chapter 4: Introducing Open-Source Learning in the Classroom

Chapter 5: The Power of the Network

Chapter 6: Every Day is Judgment Day

Chapter 7: The Open-Source Learning Organization

Chapter 8: Brick by Brick

Chapter 9: The Horizon

Epilogue

Resources

Bibliography

About the Author

In Academy of One, David provides the blueprint for a more collaborative, optimistic, and relevant future of learning. With actionable takeaways and brilliant case studies, David showcases how Open-Source Learning gives us a unique opportunity to meaningfully reimagine the way we teach and learn in the moment when it matters most, while fully harnessing the tools at our disposal. Academy of One is, without a doubt, one of the most important books you'll read this year.


— Michael Ioffe, co-founder & CEO, Arist


David Preston is creating a new future for education with Open-Source Learning. Employing methods ideally suited to the Digital Age, David uses Open-Source Learning to produce a platform of empowerment – for teachers to become influential leaders in transforming the educational experience, and for students to take active roles in the creation of knowledge. The result of David's model for Open-Source Learning is a teacher-learner partnership that inspires students to become collaborators and team-builders – precisely the tools they will need for success in their personal lives and careers.


— Harlan Lebo, senior fellow, USC Center for the Digital Future


David Preston has laid out how and why his methods of student-centric learning work, how digital media can enhance collaborative project-based learning, and how to apply what he has learned through his own brave rethinking of trust, responsibility, interest, and collaboration in the classroom. I look forward to when schools everywhere are using his approach to education.


— Howard Rheingold, author of NetSmart & Virtual Community


David Preston is a powerhouse. As an educator, I’ve found Preston and his teaching methods to be affirming and innovative. In the pages of this book, you will step into his mind and witness his teaching methods first hand. Academy of One gives teachers the tools and ideas to engage with their own students. You will be impressed, inspired, and motivated to explore learning in a brand new way.


— Laura Ritchie, professor of teaching & learning in music, University of Chichester; United Kingdom National Teaching Fellow


In a time when teachers and students wonder where education is heading as they grapple with the effects of the pandemic and a deep history of inequalities, David Preston brings us hope with Academy of One. Through students' powerful stories, we learn how Open-Source Learning catalyzes a student-centered pedagogy to create an empowering educational philosophy for the 21st century. Instead of inhibiting students’ curiosity and responsibility, or labeling them with standardized tests and grades, Preston invites us to defy conventional methods, trust students’ capacities, nurture the use of new technology to transform our learning journeys, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and amplify our grasp of effective knowledge.


— María Luisa Parra, Spanish Senior Preceptor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University


At the dawn of the age of digital learning, David Preston presents a pedagogy that flips the script – the students are in charge and responsible for learning together. The results are profound: learners demonstrate 21st century skills while building networks that reinforce positive, active participation in creating a better world, one online connection at a time. Open-Source Learning at all levels is the strategy to bridge the academic performance gap, re-engage students who have checked out, and prepare learners to lead in life, the workplace, and the community.


— Daveed Benjamin, CEO, Bridgit


Academy of One

The Power and Promise of Open-Source Learning

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • The future of education goes beyond classes, textbooks, and tests – and the future is here. Academy of One introduces readers to Open-Source Learning, a model designed to transform K-12 education as we know it. Using Open-Source Learning, teachers and students create experiences together – and anyone can create all on their own. Learners ask big, interdisciplinary questions, consult the experts, and use the internet to collaborate with people around the world, get feedback that supports improvement, and distribute their work worldwide in ways that provide value far beyond a course grade. Open-Source Learning is a strategic framework that students, parents, and teachers use to explore interdisciplinary questions, create communities of critique and support, and achieve extraordinary outcomes. Open-Source Learning is free and easy to implement; Academy of One features case studies and practical steps to help you get started today.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 188 • Trim: 6½ x 9
    978-1-4758-5904-1 • Hardback • February 2021 • $67.00 • (£52.00)
    978-1-4758-5905-8 • Paperback • January 2021 • $34.00 • (£25.00)
    Subjects: Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General, Education / Computers & Technology, Education / Home Schooling
Author
Author
  • David Preston, PhD teaches in California and speaks about Open-Source Learning around the world. You can connect with David via his website at https://davidpreston.net.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Howard Rheingoldla

    Preface A Note to Start

    Acknowledgements

    Prologue/Intro

    Chapter 1: It’s a Crazy World Out There

    Chapter 2: Do you Believe in Magic?

    Chapter 3: And Yet, it Moves

    Chapter 4: Introducing Open-Source Learning in the Classroom

    Chapter 5: The Power of the Network

    Chapter 6: Every Day is Judgment Day

    Chapter 7: The Open-Source Learning Organization

    Chapter 8: Brick by Brick

    Chapter 9: The Horizon

    Epilogue

    Resources

    Bibliography

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • In Academy of One, David provides the blueprint for a more collaborative, optimistic, and relevant future of learning. With actionable takeaways and brilliant case studies, David showcases how Open-Source Learning gives us a unique opportunity to meaningfully reimagine the way we teach and learn in the moment when it matters most, while fully harnessing the tools at our disposal. Academy of One is, without a doubt, one of the most important books you'll read this year.


    — Michael Ioffe, co-founder & CEO, Arist


    David Preston is creating a new future for education with Open-Source Learning. Employing methods ideally suited to the Digital Age, David uses Open-Source Learning to produce a platform of empowerment – for teachers to become influential leaders in transforming the educational experience, and for students to take active roles in the creation of knowledge. The result of David's model for Open-Source Learning is a teacher-learner partnership that inspires students to become collaborators and team-builders – precisely the tools they will need for success in their personal lives and careers.


    — Harlan Lebo, senior fellow, USC Center for the Digital Future


    David Preston has laid out how and why his methods of student-centric learning work, how digital media can enhance collaborative project-based learning, and how to apply what he has learned through his own brave rethinking of trust, responsibility, interest, and collaboration in the classroom. I look forward to when schools everywhere are using his approach to education.


    — Howard Rheingold, author of NetSmart & Virtual Community


    David Preston is a powerhouse. As an educator, I’ve found Preston and his teaching methods to be affirming and innovative. In the pages of this book, you will step into his mind and witness his teaching methods first hand. Academy of One gives teachers the tools and ideas to engage with their own students. You will be impressed, inspired, and motivated to explore learning in a brand new way.


    — Laura Ritchie, professor of teaching & learning in music, University of Chichester; United Kingdom National Teaching Fellow


    In a time when teachers and students wonder where education is heading as they grapple with the effects of the pandemic and a deep history of inequalities, David Preston brings us hope with Academy of One. Through students' powerful stories, we learn how Open-Source Learning catalyzes a student-centered pedagogy to create an empowering educational philosophy for the 21st century. Instead of inhibiting students’ curiosity and responsibility, or labeling them with standardized tests and grades, Preston invites us to defy conventional methods, trust students’ capacities, nurture the use of new technology to transform our learning journeys, foster interdisciplinary collaborations, and amplify our grasp of effective knowledge.


    — María Luisa Parra, Spanish Senior Preceptor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University


    At the dawn of the age of digital learning, David Preston presents a pedagogy that flips the script – the students are in charge and responsible for learning together. The results are profound: learners demonstrate 21st century skills while building networks that reinforce positive, active participation in creating a better world, one online connection at a time. Open-Source Learning at all levels is the strategy to bridge the academic performance gap, re-engage students who have checked out, and prepare learners to lead in life, the workplace, and the community.


    — Daveed Benjamin, CEO, Bridgit


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