Conceptualising the digital University * The Intersection of Policy, Pedagogy and Practice
Despite the increasing ubiquity of the term, the concept of the digital university remains diffuse and indeterminate. This book examines what the term ‘digital university’ should encapsulate and the resulting
challenges, possibilities and implications that digital technology and practice brings to higher education. Critiquing the current state of definition of the digital university construct, the authors propose a more
holistic, integrated account that acknowledges the inherent diffuseness of the concept. The authors also question the extent to which digital technologies and practices can allow us to re-think the location of
universities and curricula; and how they can extend higher education as a public good within the current wider political context. Framed inside a critical pedagogy perspective, this volume debates the role of
the university in fostering the learning environments, skills and capabilities needed for critical engagement, active open participation and reflection in the digital age. This pioneering volume will be of interest
and value to students and scholars of digital education, as well as policy makers and practitioners.
Contents
Section I Visioning the Digital University
- Neoliberalism and the Digital University: The PoliticalEconomy of Learning in the Twenty-First Century
- The Digital University: An Impoverished Concept
- Exploring the Digital University: Developing andApplying Holistic Thinking
II Deconstructing the Digital University
- The Myth of Digital Transformation 63
- Digital Participation and Open Communities: FromWidening Access to Porous Boundaries
- Information Literacy, Digital Capability, and IndividualAgency
- Digitally Enriched Learning Spaces 127
- The Digitally Distributed Curriculum 149
III Reimagining the Digital University
- An Extended Conceptual Matrix for the Digital University
. Conclusión: Advancing the Digital and Open Education Agenda
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AUTORES: BILL JOHNSTON, SHEILA MCNEILL y KEITH SMYTH
