Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education
This paper argues that the inherent characteristics of knowledge work, when combined with the operation of the Internet in contemporary society, produce a change in the dominant paradigm of what constitutes knowledge work. Since learning is a form of knowledge work, therefore this change will affect...
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2009
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| author | Allen, Matthew Long, J. |
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| description | This paper argues that the inherent characteristics of knowledge work, when combined with the operation of the Internet in contemporary society, produce a change in the dominant paradigm of what constitutes knowledge work. Since learning is a form of knowledge work, therefore this change will affect university education. The paper further argues that, because of the way in which online learning initially developed in universities, in most cases, the current approach to the Internet and higher education does not account for the changed conditions of knowledge in a network society. It concludes that new directions are needed which will allow us to make technology and pedagogy choices for future education better suited to a network society. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-253372022-12-09T06:09:41Z Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education Allen, Matthew Long, J. S.I.Ao Craig Douglas W.S.Grundfest Jon Burgstone Web 2.0 elearning internet studies higher education knowledge networking This paper argues that the inherent characteristics of knowledge work, when combined with the operation of the Internet in contemporary society, produce a change in the dominant paradigm of what constitutes knowledge work. Since learning is a form of knowledge work, therefore this change will affect university education. The paper further argues that, because of the way in which online learning initially developed in universities, in most cases, the current approach to the Internet and higher education does not account for the changed conditions of knowledge in a network society. It concludes that new directions are needed which will allow us to make technology and pedagogy choices for future education better suited to a network society. 2009 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25337 Newswood Limited (for International Association of Engineers, IAENG) fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Web 2.0 elearning internet studies higher education knowledge networking Allen, Matthew Long, J. Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education |
| title | Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education |
| title_full | Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education |
| title_fullStr | Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education |
| title_short | Learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the Internet in higher education |
| title_sort | learning as knowledge networking: conceptual foundations for revised uses of the internet in higher education |
| topic | Web 2.0 elearning internet studies higher education knowledge networking |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25337 |