Category Archives: Online Education
The End of the Book and the Beginning of Writing
Derrida, Jacques, and Barry Stocker. Jacques Derrida: Basic Writings. London ; New York: Routledge, 2007. In this chapter, “The End of the Book and the Beginning of Writing” from Of Grammatology, Derrida looks at what he considers to be the problem of language. This problem has to do with how we now (Note: this was…
Time on Task
Lowerison, Gretchen, et al. Are We Using Technology for Learning? Journal of Educational Technology Systems 34 4 (2006): 401-25. No, this post has nothing to do with me staying on task beyond the fact that it is another blog post reviewing yet another source for the dissertation. This addresses a specific section of Lowerison et…
Are We Using Technology for Learning?
Lowerison, Gretchen, et al. Are We Using Technology for Learning? Journal of Educational Technology Systems 34 4 (2006): 401-25. In this article, Lowerison et al. detail their study on the role that computer technology plays in transforming the learning process in higher education, specifically, the relationship between computer-technology use, active learning, and perceived course effectiveness….
Understanding New Media – Learning
“Education is ultimately concerned with something more than passive responses. It entails the creation on new visions” (183). Veltman, Kim H. Understanding New Media: Augmented Knowledge & Culture. University of Calgary Press, 2006. In chapter 8, Veltman explained how the corporate world created “action science,” a management method based on the tutorial approach of the…
Understanding New Media – Enduring Knowledge
“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?” – T.S. Eliot “The Rock” (1934) Veltman, Kim H. Understanding New Media: Augmented Knowledge & Culture. University of Calgary Press, 2006. In my last post, I ended with a comment on how new media changes the way…
Understanding New Media – Institutions
“Connectivity brings new sharing of information and knowledge with others. What was once accessible only via a physical school, government building, or other public institution is now potentially accessible to persons all over the world” (113-114). Veltman, Kim H. Understanding New Media: Augmented Knowledge & Culture. University of Calgary Press, 2006. Virtual Communities This term…
Technopoly – The Academic Course
Postman, Neil. Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology. Vintage, 1993. Another take-away from Technopoly is somewhat oddly-founded, as it is based on a bit of a tangent that Postman pursues as an example of technologies coming in disguise (in Chapter 8: Invisible Technologies). He discusses the idea of academic courses in the educational world….
College Students on Streaming Video: Get Me Outta Class!
Nearly a third of college students reported that their parents or guardians would be “very upset” to know how little they actually attend classes in person. College Students on Streaming Video: Get Me Outta Class! Here is an article posted on the campus technology site last week, which offers a great conversation starter on the…
Exploring Learning through Visual, Actional and Linguistic Communication: The Multimodal Environment of a Science Classroom.
Jewitt, Carey, et al. “Exploring Learning through Visual, Actional and Linguistic Communication: The Multimodal Environment of a Science Classroom.” Educational Review 53 1 (2001): 5-18. From the abstract: It suggests that learning is realised through the interaction between visual, actional and linguistic communication (i.e. learning is multimodal) and involves the transformation of information across different…
Cyberliteracy (4) – Distance Education
Gurak, L. J. (2001). Cyberliteracy: Navigating the internet with awareness. New Haven Conn.; London: Yale University Press. Even in 2001 (when Cyberliteracy was published), the use of the internet for distance education was growing. Gurak addresses this point from sort of a media richness perspective. “The richest form of communication has always been face-to-face. Humans…