Review
“I like the fact that this book doesn’t talk down to students. Students have a better attitude about taking a learning strategies course when they study both research and application.”—Joan Iva CubeWhittier College, Center for Academic Success“I teach a course on self-regulation and this book is the best available in the area.”—Fred BailUniversity of Hawaii“This text is gaining popularity with students at our university. We would not consider using any othe (more…)
The amount and range of information available to today’s students—and indeed to all learners—is unprecedented. Phrases like “the information revolution,” “the information (or knowledge) society,” and “the knowledge economy” underscore the truism that our society has been transformed by virtually instantaneous access to virtually unlimited information. Thomas Friedman tells us that “The World Is Flat” and that we must devise new political and economic understandings based o (more…)
How soon can you learn Adobe Flex 3? With this book’s unique hands-on approach, you will be able to tinker with examples right away, and create your own Rich Internet Applications with Flex within the first few chapters. As you progress, you learn how to build a layout, add interactivity, work with data, and deploy your applications to either the Web or the desktop.Learning Flex 3 offers step-by-step instructions that are clear and concise, along with tips and tricks that author (more…)