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Virtualisation and new geographies of knowledge in higher education: possibilities for the transformation of knowledge, pedagogic relations and learner identities

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posted on 2023-06-08, 05:44 authored by Carol A Taylor, Mairead DunneMairead Dunne
This article considers some of the ways in which the transformative power of Web 2.0 digital technology is reconfiguring learning, knowledge and academic identities in the contemporary university. Through a focus on five specific examples, we consider the impact of virtualization processes on spatiality, materiality and embodiment, and pedagogic relations. We argue for the benefits of taking a microsociological approach in order to reflect on the potential of virtualization to bring about new geographies of knowledge production and as a means to identify the ways in which potential transformations are uneven, problematic and contested.

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  • Published

Journal

British Journal of Sociology of Education

ISSN

0142-5692

Publisher

Routledge

Issue

4

Volume

32

Page range

623-641

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  • Education Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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