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OverviewWikiworld explores a revolution in the world of education. The way we learn is changing: institutionalised learning is transforming into new forms of critical learning and open collaboration. This book offers a historical and political framework to think about the future of learning and educational media. The authors provide an overview of the use of new technologies and learning practices, and assess how the changing nature of education can lead to a more socially just future. At the same time, they place their analysis of education within a wider social and economic framework of contemporary capitalism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Juha Suoranta , Tere VadénPublisher: Pluto Press Imprint: Pluto Press Dimensions: Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.196kg ISBN: 9780745328911ISBN 10: 0745328911 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 06 November 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Critical Paradigm of Education 2. Digital Literacy and Political Economy 3. Radical Monopolies 4. The World Divided in Two 5. Edutopias and Active Citizenship 6. Stages of Freedom: from Social to Socialist Media Conclusion, or Towards Educational Superabundance References IndexReviewsWikiworld provides the kind of theoretical grounding many of us have been missing... The tension between technology and society is presented with reference to Marx, Heidegger, Nietzsche and Marcuse (among others); the radical conceptualization of education as life-long, everyday and emancipatory is related to the ideas of Freire and Illich. And the requirement for digital literacy - extending far beyond schooling - is placed within the parameters of Web-based participatory media as exemplified by wikis. Nick Jankowski, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, University of Nijmegen Author InformationJuha Suoranta is a Finnish social scientist, and public intellectual and Professor of Adult Education at the University of Tampere, Finland. He is the author of Wikiworld (Pluto, 2009). Tere Vaden is Adjunct Professor in Hypermedia and Philosophy at the University of Tampere, Finland. He is the author of Wikiworld (Pluto, 2009). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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