05478oam 2200721I 450 991080006410332120230725021528.01-135-16125-91-283-58955-997866139020091-135-16126-70-203-85802-610.4324/9780203858028 (CKB)2560000000093001(EBL)667821(OCoLC)811493384(SSID)ssj0000720365(PQKBManifestationID)11477597(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720365(PQKBWorkID)10668553(PQKB)10834019(OCoLC)810077905(MiAaPQ)EBC667821(Au-PeEL)EBL667821(CaPaEBR)ebr10598641(CaONFJC)MIL390200(EXLCZ)99256000000009300120180706d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe decentring of the traditional university the future of (self) education in virtually figured worlds /Russell FrancisLondon ;New York :Routledge,2010.1 online resource (168 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-68100-6 0-415-55053-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; The Decentring of the Traditional University; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface by Anne Edwards; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. From the culture industry to participatory culture; Understanding media change: from the culture industry to participatory culture; Media change and learning; Peering into the future of (self ) education; Research site, informants and data collection; 2. Cognitive anthropology on the Cyberian frontier; Introduction; Sociocultural and activity theory: an overview; Cognitive anthropology and studies of cognition in the wildExpansive learning: double binds, breaking away and horizontal developmentsProjective identities and virtually figured worlds; Digitally mediated practice as new media literacy; Summary; 3. The learner as designer; Introduction; Understanding the learner as designer; The scope of design work in the new media age; The challenges and choices confronting the learner as designer; Towards a theory of mindful design; Summary; 4. Creative appropriation, new media and self-education; Introduction; The concept of creative appropriation expanded; Breaking away from the traditional universityCreative appropriation and authentic needCreative appropriation: driving cultural change from the bottom up; Identity as a mediator and motivator of learning activity; Challenges, choices and new media literacies; Summary; 5. Globally distributed funds of living knowledge; Introduction; Conceptual building blocks for understanding collaborative learning beyond the networked university; The formation of a fund of living knowledge; Cultivating and nurturing globally distributed funds of living knowledge; Mobilizing a globally distributed fund of living knowledgeNurturing a globally distributed fund of living knowledgeChallenges, choices and new media literacies; Summary; 6. Learning through serious play in virtually figured worlds; Bruner and the narrative construction of self; Learning by being in immersive game worlds; Worldmaking as self-making; Serious play, history in laptop and committed learning; Virtually figured worlds as expanded spaces of self-authoring; Lifelong learning beyond institutional boundaries; Summary; 7. The decentring of the traditional university; Introduction; Two approaches to understanding the implications of media changeConceptualizing higher education with the aid of Engeström's extended mediational triangleAre we witnessing the decentring of the traditional university?; Implications for educational policy and practice; Directions for further research; Towards a developmental research agenda; Appendix: Data collection strategy and methods; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe Decentring of the Traditional University provides a unique perspective on the implications of media change for learning and literacy that allows us to peer into the future of (self) education. Each chapter draws on socio-cultural and activity theory to investigate how resourceful students are breaking away from traditional modes of instruction and educating themselves through engagement with a globally interconnected web-based participatory culture. The argument is developed with reference to the findings of an ethnographic study that focused on university students' infoEducation, HigherComputer network resourcesLanguage and languagesComputer-assisted instructionShared virtual environmentsDistance educationEducation, HigherComputer network resources.Language and languagesComputer-assisted instruction.Shared virtual environments.Distance education.378.1/734Francis Russell James1970-,1588462MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910800064103321The decentring of the traditional university3878246UNINA