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This seminar may be of interest to some list members…
ESRC SEMINAR SERIES:
Cyber-Spaces & Virtual Learning
10-5 pm on Thursday, 3
June 2010, Bldg 58a, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton
The seminar will consider implications of the
recent growth in e-learning and uses of cyber-space in
knowledge-creation/dissemination. Schools, universities and workplaces are
increasingly utilising ICTs, allowing formal processes of learning to occur
‘remotely’, outside the traditional confines of the classroom (in
spaces such as homes, libraries, workplaces, airports, etc). Consequently,
established conceptions of where learning can and should take place are being
significantly challenged. The widespread use of cyber-space has, arguably,
‘democratised’ learning and the knowledge associated with learning,
although questions about equitable access to this space remain (Edwards &
Usher, 2008). The seminar will address these very current debates, examining
uses and the extent of internet-based learning; local, national and
international geographies (and social inequalities) of virtual education; and
the future of ICTs in learning and its impact on education.
Speakers:
Keri
Facer (Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University)
Grey Gamers and Absent Presence: Rethinking the boundaries
of education
Francis Collins (Department of Geography, National University
of Singapore)
Internet
Mediated Educational Mobility: The role of the internet in the mobility of
South Korean international students into and within educational spaces in
Auckland, New Zealand
Richard Edwards (Stirling Institute of
Education, University of Stirling)
(Im)mobilities and (Dis)locating Practices in Cyber
Education
Gráinne Conole (Institute of
Educational Technology, Open University)
(tbc)
Discussant: Tim Rudd, Principal Researcher, Futurelab
To book your place, contact Alison
Williamson. Phone 023 8059 7248 or email [log in to unmask] We
have a number of bursaries of £50 to cover the travel expenses of practitioners
working in the area of lifelong learning. If you should like to apply, please
get in touch.
www.surrey.ac.uk/politics/NewSpacesofEducationIndex.htm
Dr
Johanna L. Waters
Lecturer
in Human Geography
Department
of Geography
Roxby
Building
University
of Liverpool
Liverpool
L69 7ZT
0151
7942847