DIGITAL LEARNING AND AGILE MANAGEMENT BETWEEN DIALOGUE AND NEOLIBERAL THINKING.

The social revolution of the Web 2.0 is changing learning and management processes: In the field of learning, concepts like e-learning 2.0 and connectivism have emerged. Within the field of management theory, approaches like Agile Management have been developed. E-learning 2.0, Connectivism and concepts like Agile Management are based on a dialogical communication, which is a feature of the Digital Age. But at the same time these concepts share neoliberal implications. To provide a foundation for this thesis, the article provides, besides an introduction (1), a definition of the term Digital Age (2). Afterwards e-learning 2.0 and Connectivism (3) and Agile Management (4) are introduced as dialogical forms of digital based communication which emerged within the Digital Age. With reference to the neoliberal concepts of the subject it's possible to identify the underlying neoliberal structures of E-Learning 2.0, Connectivism and Agile Management (5). The dialogical and emancipative aspects of these approaches turn in to a repressive social dynamic which require a neoliberal self-optimization of the subject. This aspect is discussed within the conclusion (6). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]