The Future of Thinking

Author: Cathy N. Davidson
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0262513749

The Future of Thinking: Learning Institutions in a Digital Age (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning)

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