1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793894603321

Autore

Manco Jean

Titolo

Blood of the Celts : the new ancestral story / / Jean Manco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-500-77295-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

930

Soggetti

Celts

Celts - History

Celts - Origin

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The voices of the Celts -- The Gauls and Celtic -- Bell beakers and language -- The Indo-European family -- Stelae to bell beaker -- The iron sword -- On the move -- Celts vs. Romans -- Christian Celts -- Loss and revival -- Appendix: surnames and DNA.

Sommario/riassunto

The heritage of the Celts turns up from Portugal to Romania, from Scotland to Spain. Yet debate continues about who exactly were the Celts, where ultimately they came from, and whether the modern Celtic-speakers of the British Isles and Brittany are related to the Continental Celts we know from ancient history. So a fresh approach is needed. Blood of the Celts meets this challenge, pulling together evidence from genetics, archaeology, history and linguistics in an accessible and illuminating way, taking the reader on a voyage of discovery from the origins of the ancient Celts to the modern Celtic Revival, with some startling results.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910309661303321

Autore

Johnston Bill

Titolo

Conceptualising the Digital University : The Intersection of Policy, Pedagogy and Practice / / by Bill Johnston, Sheila MacNeill, Keith Smyth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9783319991603

3319991604

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.) : ill

Collana

Digital Education and Learning, , 2753-0752

Disciplina

378.1734

Soggetti

Education, Higher

Educational technology

Education and state

Higher Education

Digital Education and Educational Technology

Educational Policy and Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Section I: Visioning the Digital University -- Chapter 1. Neoliberalism and the Digital University: The political economy of learning in the 21st century -- Chapter 2. The digital university: An impoverished concept -- Chapter 3. Exploring the digital university: Developing and applying holistic thinking -- Section II: Deconstructing the Digital University -- Chapter 4. The myth of digital transformation -- Chapter 5. Digital participation and open communities: From widening access to porous boundaries -- Chapter 6. Information literacy, digital capability and individual agency -- Chapter 7. Digitally enriched learning spaces -- Chapter 8. The digitally distributed curriculum -- Section III: Reimagining the Digital University -- Chapter 9. An extended conceptual matrix for the digital university -- Chapter 10. Institutional Practice and Praxis -- Chapter 11. Academic development for the Digital University -- Chapter 12. Conclusion: Advancing the digital and open education agenda.

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the increasing ubiquity of the term, the concept of the digital



university remains diffuse and indeterminate. This book examines what the term 'digital university' should encapsulate and the resulting challenges, possibilities and implications that digital technology and practice brings to higher education. Critiquing the current state of definition of the digital university construct, the authors propose a more holistic, integrated account that acknowledges the inherent diffuseness of the concept. The authors also question the extent to which digital technologies and practices can allow us to re-think the location of universities and curricula; and how they can extend higher education as a public good within the current wider political context. Framed inside a critical pedagogy perspective, this volume debates the role of the university in fostering the learning environments, skills and capabilities needed for critical engagement, active open participation and reflection in the digital age. This pioneering volume will be of interest and value to students and scholars of digital education, as well as policy makers and practitioners.