Available now in a bookstore or on an Internet near
you:
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- Publisher's Description:
Whilst much has been written about the
doors that technology can open for students, less has been said about
its impact on teachers and professors. Although technology undoubtedly
brings with it huge opportunities within higher education, there is
also the fear that it will have a negative effect both on faculty and
on teaching standards.
Education Is Not an App offers a bold and provocative analysis
of the economic context within which educational technology is being
implemented, not least the financial problems currently facing higher
education institutions around the world. The book emphasizes the issue
of control as being a key factor in whether educational technology is
used for good or bad purposes, arguing that technology has great
potential if placed in caring hands. Whilst it is a guide to the newest
developments in education technology, it is also a book for those
faculty, technology professionals, and higher education policy-makers
who want to understand the economic and pedagogical impact of
technology on professors and students. It advocates a path into the
future based on faculty autonomy, shared governance, and concentration
on the university's traditional role of promoting the common good.
Offering the first critical, in-depth assessment of the political
economy of education technology, this book will serve as an invaluable
guide to concerned faculty, as well as to anyone with an interest in
the future of higher education.
- Contents
- Preface
-
- Chapter 1:
- Introduction
- Chapter 2:
- Online Education: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Chapter 3:
- MOOCs
- Chapter 4:
- Free/Libre/Open-Source Edtech
- Chapter 5:
- Unbundling
- Chapter 6:
- Electronic Taylorism
- Chapter 7:
- Social Media in the Classroom and Out
- Chapter 8:
- The Zero-Marginal-Cost Education
- Chapter 9:
- Conclusion: Higher Education in a Digital Age
- Appendix:
- Jonathans' Laws
- Bibliography
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- Index
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Early critical responses:
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"This is a timely, and essential, book. The authors avoid the common trap of
being firmly in a pro- or anti-technology camps and instead view the
application of educational technology through a political economy lens. Your
classrooms are no longer solely your own, they argue. Educational technology,
often driven by Silicon Valley ideology, has particular aims in
education. Examining the claims made and the implications for all educators
allows us to make informed decisions. The control of education is at stake,
and this book sets out the key areas with clarity and passion."
— Martin Weller, Professor of Educational Technology,
The Open University, UK
|
"Digital technologies can expand or contract freedom for faculty and
students, depending on who's making the decisions. In Education is Not an
App, Poritz and Rees describe both the threat and the opportunity, and issue
a clear call for faculty control of our new digital tools."
— Clay Shirky, Professor of Social Media,
New York University, USA
|
Available now in a bookstore or on an Internet near
you:
|
|
- Publisher's Description:
Whilst much has been written about the
doors that technology can open for students, less has been said about
its impact on teachers and professors. Although technology undoubtedly
brings with it huge opportunities within higher education, there is
also the fear that it will have a negative effect both on faculty and
on teaching standards.
Education Is Not an App offers a bold and provocative analysis
of the economic context within which educational technology is being
implemented, not least the financial problems currently facing higher
education institutions around the world. The book emphasizes the issue
of control as being a key factor in whether educational technology is
used for good or bad purposes, arguing that technology has great
potential if placed in caring hands. Whilst it is a guide to the newest
developments in education technology, it is also a book for those
faculty, technology professionals, and higher education policy-makers
who want to understand the economic and pedagogical impact of
technology on professors and students. It advocates a path into the
future based on faculty autonomy, shared governance, and concentration
on the university's traditional role of promoting the common good.
Offering the first critical, in-depth assessment of the political
economy of education technology, this book will serve as an invaluable
guide to concerned faculty, as well as to anyone with an interest in
the future of higher education.
- Contents
- Preface
-
- Chapter 1:
- Introduction
- Chapter 2:
- Online Education: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Chapter 3:
- MOOCs
- Chapter 4:
- Free/Libre/Open-Source Edtech
- Chapter 5:
- Unbundling
- Chapter 6:
- Electronic Taylorism
- Chapter 7:
- Social Media in the Classroom and Out
- Chapter 8:
- The Zero-Marginal-Cost Education
- Chapter 9:
- Conclusion: Higher Education in a Digital Age
- Appendix:
- Jonathans' Laws
- Bibliography
-
- Index
-
|
Early critical responses:
|
"This is a timely, and essential, book. The authors avoid the common trap of
being firmly in a pro- or anti-technology camps and instead view the
application of educational technology through a political economy lens. Your
classrooms are no longer solely your own, they argue. Educational technology,
often driven by Silicon Valley ideology, has particular aims in
education. Examining the claims made and the implications for all educators
allows us to make informed decisions. The control of education is at stake,
and this book sets out the key areas with clarity and passion."
— Martin Weller, Professor of Educational Technology,
The Open University, UK
|
"Digital technologies can expand or contract freedom for faculty and
students, depending on who's making the decisions. In Education is Not an
App, Poritz and Rees describe both the threat and the opportunity, and issue
a clear call for faculty control of our new digital tools."
— Clay Shirky, Professor of Social Media,
New York University, USA
|