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…
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