Lifestream

Intersections in Online Learning

In using the term ‘online’ learning I follow Paulson (2002):

• “the separation of teachers and learners which distinguishes it from face-to-face education
• the influence of an educational organization which distinguishes it from self-study and private tutoring
• the use of a computer network to present or distribute some educational content
• the provision of two-way communication via a computer network so [...]

January 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: final assignment | Leave a comment

From Cyber Space to Cybernetic Space: Rethinking the Relationship between Real and Virtual Spaces

The above titled article by Ananda Mitra and Rae Lynn Schwartz from Wake Forest University caught my attention.It argues persuasively, in my opinion, that we claim to be inhabiting presently two worlds which should be seen in terms of space as one world. We inhabit geographical and cyber spaces. However posthumans (my term here) in [...]

November 19th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Week Nine | 2 comments