Enquiries at the Interface: Philosophical Problems of On-Line EducationISBN: 978-0-631-22310-8
Paperback
248 pages
August 2000, Wiley-Blackwell
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The growing use of the internet in education and its enormous
potential for the future raise important philosophical questions
about, for instance, teaching and learning, equality and access,
the structure of digitised knowledge or the social role of
education. Much depends upon how, and against what background
assumptions, these new technologies are used. This volume
critically explores key philosophical issues in the rise of
technology in education, including assumptions about the
inevitability of radical change, the virtues of networking, and the
need for adaptability in learning and employment. It also looks at
the growing practices of Distance Education and Open Learning as
well as on-site uses of the internet, examining the social and
cultural dimensions to assess the genuine benefits for education.
While resisting easy utopianism, this volume is in no sense pessimistic. On the contrary, it highlights the genuine potential of new technology to transform education, and its critical importance in global and political terms.