The Autonomous Individual Learner: Taylor, EdTech, and the Buffered Self
EdTech, Critical Pedagogy, Digital Education, Philosophy of Education
What kind of person does EdTech imagine when it speaks of the "autonomous learner"?
This post explores how the dominant model of autonomy in digital education often reflects an individualised, self-managing ideal rooted in what Charles Taylor calls the "buffered self." It questions what is lost when we strip autonomy of its relational and ethical dimensions.
Can we imagine a richer form of autonomy - one that foregrounds co-creation, dialogue, and critical agency?
Read the full post here:
e-learning-rules.com/blog/0041…
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A retro-futuristic figure sits at a glowing control panel surrounded by abstract data screens and holographic profiles, evoking themes of autonomy, surveillance, and digital identity in education.
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Yes that is communication because it showcases the big issue with these LLMs, registrations for these platforms, and perhaps how not to write your bio. This is why I am leaving the post up and added an edit to it. That is for sure an important discussion to have.
If I knew this person is not an LLM of course I would have contacted them. When I made their ID public was for others to be aware of that LLM account - since that is what it looked like.
So yes, I think I reacted in a relevant way to what has happened.
This post's thesis is only valid if "these people" are indeed invading your instance with LLMs, which you now know isn't what happened here. Imagine if someone publicly called you out by name and accused you of something you didn't do. And then kept it up even after confirming that you didn't do it.
This is like me posting "Everyone look out for people trying to get into your houses! Tio just tried to pick my lock (dummy just tried to use some other house's key lol) and then looked around to see if I hid a spare key anywhere... Scary times we live in! Edit: Okay, turns out that they weren't trying to get into my house, they were trying to visit their friend who has an identical house one street down from me."
What would be the point of me leaving this post up?
Perfectly reasonable to leave that post up. You clarify that Tio didnt want to break into your house. Good job! Removing that post after some have shared and seen it, is worse in my opinion. Those people may really think Tio tried to break into your house.
But my post is a lot more relevant because there are comments/discussions around it that are relevant, including this one.
The user has such a weird bio that it will be for sure mistaken with a bot (LLM). So maybe others should get to see this and perhaps think twice before creating a bio where they "joke" about being a robot and an LLM.
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Did Coco Gauff donate $3M to support Texas flood search efforts?
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Hmm 🤔 I've been using Raccoon for the Friendica site and it used to work well. But now, when I log on, it won't show me my circles or my different time lines. I can see local and all. But I can't see my friends and others that I follow...
Is this something to do with Raccoon or with social.trom.tf?? 🤔
Anyone have any idea? I'd love to use the app again, as it's way easier than the mobile website. Thanks in advance!
And yean, I tried logging out and in again. And it did work up until a few days ago...
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We found a simple motorhome trick :) - videos.trom.tf/w/6aCsocxW1Pq38…
Los Yébenes - another random small village where we stayed for 2 or so nights. Nothing eventful, but we discovered this little trick to know when the water tank is full when filling up with water. The weather was still cold and kinda rainy.
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We found a simple motorhome trick :)
Los Yébenes - another random small village where we stayed for 2 or so nights. Nothing eventful, but we discovered this little trick to know when the water tank is full when filling up with water. The weather was still cold and kinda rainy.
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