Week 18 – A2 – Education 2.0 ?

TLRP-TEL 2008 Report Education 2.0? Designing the Web for Teaching and Learning Crook mentions ‘virtualisation of exchange practices’. I may say that what is done in the real world is nowadays imitated in the virtual world. This is possible because web 2.0 innovations allow interaction, collaboration and sharing. Whilst reading Carr’s ‘Learning and virtual worlds’ […]

Week 17 – A6: Administering knowledge

Brabazon (2001) ‘Internet teaching and the administration of knowledge’. a) What is Brabazon’s view of university management imperatives and the use of new technologies? Time consuming Increased administrative responsibilities Cost factor Increased managerial load. b) Brabazon discusses literacy and cultural capital in the context of PowerPoint. What is your view of the impact of new […]

Week 17 1b: Digital diploma mills

Noble (1998) ‘Digital diploma mills: the automation of higher education’. 1. What does Noble see as the motive forces behind the introduction of new technologies in university? Automation ‘University administrators and their myriad commercial partners’ …commercialization of higher education. incorrect perception that the introduction of technologies in universities would reduce costs. ‘Like these others, their […]