The Decentring of the Traditional University de Francis, Russell

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New. The 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' informal uses of social and participatory media. Each chapter draws attention to the shifting locus of agency for regulating and managing learning and describes an emergent genre of learning activity. For example, Francis explores how students are cultivating and nurturing globally distributed funds of living knowledge that transcend institutional boundaries and describes students learning through serious play in virtually… Leer más

Routledge, 2011. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 152 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches.

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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Decentring of the Traditional University offers an evidence based investigation into the changing culture of university learning throughout the world.

Routledge, 2011. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 152 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches.

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