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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

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Highlighting the fast paced nature of the web, Thomas and Seely-Brown (2011) suggest that peer learning can be both timely yet transient. User generated content has also attracted criticism over issues of mediocrity, lack of accuracy and superficial scholarship (Brabazon, 2002; 2007). 2011) Paragogy. Unported License.

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

Learning with e's

Highlighting the fast paced nature of the web, Thomas and Seely-Brown (2011) suggest that peer learning can be both timely and transient. User generated content has also attracted criticism over issues of mediocrity, lack of accuracy and superficial scholarship (Brabazon, 2002; 2007). 2011) Paragogy. Unported License.

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A tale of two keynotes

Learning with e's

The embedding of digital technology into the fabric of everyday study has also changed the way students learn (Colllis and Moonen, 2002) and is more in keeping with what younger people tend to expect from higher education (Veen and Vrakking, 2006). 2002) Flexible Learning in a Digital World: Experiences and Expectations. and Moonen, J.

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Tools for conviviality? Illich and social media

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I wrote a post about the contrast between educational funnels and webs in 2011. It is unclear, because he died in 2002, just as Web 2.0 Illich and social media by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. What would Illich have made of the social web?