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Purpose of this blog This is the first of three blogs that examine some basic assumptions about technology and education, based on a review of three books: ‘THE TOWER AND THE CLOUD‘, ‘CATCHING THE KNOWLEDGE WAVE‘, AND ‘THE INTEGRATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE UNIVERSITY‘. (Click on the titles to see the reviews). In this [...] Review of: Gilbert, J. (2005) Catching the Knowledge Wave: the Knowledge Society and the Future of Education Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Council for Educational Research Not available online. To order, go to: http://www.nzcer.org.nz/default.php?products_id=1215 This book argues that ‘the term “knowledge society” is a kind of shorthand for a completely new set of ideas about knowledge – [...] Eckel, P. and Hartley, M. (2008) The Dynamic Nature of Knowledge: Future Challenges and Opportunities Washington DC: American Council on Education From the publisher’s blurb: ‘Changes in technology, the emergence of new providers, and the rapidly changing dynamics of the knowledge economy are reshaping how knowledge is created and integrated, disseminated and applied, organized, and [...] Over the next month, I will be doing several blogs around topics prompted by three books that look very different, but each of which raises critical questions about the role of technology in teaching and learning in higher education. The three books are: Katz, R. et al. (2008) The Tower and the Cloud Boulder CO: EDUCAUSE, [...] Well, it’s the end of the year, and so why not a personal retrospective of the worldwide state of e-learning at the end of 2008? I did this originally for the European Eqibelt project, based in Croatia, but thought I would share it with you all. Once I have had some Christmas pudding, I might [...] |
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