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Virtualization and New Geographies of Knowledge in Higher Education: Possibilities for the Transformation of Knowledge, Pedagogic Relations and Learner Identities
- Source :
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British Journal of Sociology of Education . 2011 32(4):623-641. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This article considers some of the ways in which the transformative power of Web 2.0 digital technology is reconfiguring learning, knowledge and academic identities in the contemporary university. Through a focus on five specific examples, we consider the impact of virtualization processes on spatiality, materiality and embodiment, and pedagogic relations. We argue for the benefits of taking a microsociological approach in order to reflect on the potential of virtualization to bring about new geographies of knowledge production and as a means to identify the ways in which potential transformations are uneven, problematic and contested. (Contains 2 notes.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142-5692
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sociology of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ933121
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2011.578441