Institution, Technology, and the Reproduction of Society
Education is not only the transmission of knowledge. It is always involved in the reproduction of society. Institutions decide what counts as knowledge and how it is valued. Technology extends this process, reinforcing institutional logics but also opening new possibilities for change.
In my latest blog post, I draw on the work of Cornelius Castoriadis to explore how digital learning technologies mediate between reproduction and transformation. The key question is whether these technologies serve mainly to reproduce existing institutional patterns, or whether they can also create genuine spaces for collective imagination.
Read the full post here:
e-learning-rules.com/blog/0049…
Hashtags: #Education #eLearning #DigitalPedagogy #CriticalPedagogy #EducationalTechnology
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Education as Polis – Reclaiming the Public Dimension of Learning
What if we treated education as a public practice that builds a shared world, rather than reducing it to skills, metrics, or efficiency?
In my latest blog post I explore the idea of education as polis. This perspective sees learning as a collective act of world making, where classrooms, courses, and digital spaces can nurture the common good. Yet when platforms are structured around surveillance, competition, and control, the public dimension of education is put at risk.
I develop these ideas further here:
e-learning-rules.com/blog/0046…
How can we reclaim digital learning spaces so they truly serve the public good? What practices or examples have you seen that embody this vision?
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#education #elearning #pedagogy #digitallearning #edtech
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Merit, Measurement, and Moral Order: The Market Imaginary in Education
What if the metrics we use in education are not just tools but moral arguments?
Dashboards, rankings, and engagement scores are often framed as neutral measures of learning. But these systems reflect a deeper imaginary shaped by the logic of markets - where efficiency, performance, and competition dominate.
In this post, I explore how educational technologies encode and reproduce a market-based moral order, and consider what it might mean to challenge that framing.
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e-learning-rules.com/blog/0042…
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#Education #DigitalLearning #CriticalPedagogy #Assessment #EdTech #HigherEducation #Imaginaries #LearningDesign #PlatformPolitics
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Reimagining the Digital University – A Call for Democratic Pedagogical Institutions
What kind of digital university are we helping to build when our platforms and systems quietly shape the terms of learning, participation, and institutional purpose?
In my latest blog post, I explore how the digital university often reflects managerial and instrumental priorities. I argue that we need to reclaim it as a democratic pedagogical institution - one that centres autonomy, co-creation, and meaningful engagement.
Read the full post here:
e-learning-rules.com/blog/0039…
#DigitalPedagogy #CriticalPedagogy #HigherEducation #EdTech #PlatformPolitics #OnlineLearning #AcademicFediverse
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Digital Policy is Pedagogy: Why Educators Must Engage
Educational technologies are often introduced as neutral tools. But every platform carries embedded assumptions about teaching, learning, and control.
In my latest blog post, I argue that digital policy is not just an administrative concern. It is deeply pedagogical. If we want technology to serve education rather than shape it, educators must engage at the level of policy and platform design.
Read the full post here:
e-learning-rules.com/blog/0031…
#DigitalPedagogy #CriticalPedagogy #EdTech #OnlineLearning #EducationPolicy #PlatformPolitics #OpenEducation
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AI, Assessment, and the Automation of Judgement
If AI can write essays, mark them, and generate feedback, what does that say about the way we assess learning?
In this post, I explore how the use of AI in education does not just disrupt assessment - it reveals how mechanised our judgement already is. What happens when machines are better at performing the tasks we use to define student achievement?
Is this a crisis, or an invitation to reimagine assessment altogether?
Read the full post here:
e-learning-rules.com/blog/0030…
#AI #Assessment #Education #CriticalPedagogy #DigitalLearning #AuthenticAssessment #EdTech #Automation #Friendica
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Reclaiming Society - How Progressive Education Can Resist the Rise of Extremism
New blog post now live.
What role can education - especially in its online and digital forms - play in resisting the rise of extremism and reclaiming democratic values?
In this piece, I explore how progressive, participatory learning can help counter polarisation, challenge market-driven narratives, and build civic agency. This isn’t just a curriculum question - it’s a question of what kind of society we want education to support.
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e-learning-rules.com/blog/0025…
#Education #CriticalPedagogy #ProgressiveEducation #DigitalLearning #OpenEducation #FriendicaEdu
A Mirror or a Fix? Generative AI and the Crisis of Educational Imagination
Generative AI is sparking urgent conversations about plagiarism and assessment—but what if the deeper problem lies in our narrow educational imagination?
In my latest blog post, I explore how AI reveals a long-standing crisis in how we design teaching, learning, and assessment—and why it’s time to rethink, not just react.
👉 Read it here: e-learning-rules.com/blog/0021…
#AI #Education #Assessment #Pedagogy #CriticalEdTech #OpenEducation #GenerativeAI #DigitalEducation #FediverseEdu
🧠 Assessment at the End of the Turing Test
In an era when AI can generate essays that mimic human writing with startling fluency, the question "What are we actually assessing?" has never felt more urgent.
I’ve just published a new blog post reflecting on a recent conversation with a colleague who argues that remote assessment is no longer trustworthy. Their proposed solution? Reintroduce in-person elements—even brief ones—to every assessment.
But what if the real challenge isn't technological, but pedagogical?
What if the answer lies not in surveillance, but in reimagining the way we define and design assessment?
✍️ Read the full post here:
👉 e-learning-rules.com/blog/0019…
💬 I'd love to hear what others think:
Can assessment evolve to meet the age of AI without falling back on control?
Are there models out there that meaningfully integrate AI while maintaining academic integrity?
#Education #Assessment #GenerativeAI #EdTech #DigitalLearning #Pedagogy
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