Gourlay, L;
(2021)
There is no 'virtual learning': The materiality of digital education.
Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research
, 10
(1)
pp. 57-66.
10.7821/naer.2021.1.649.
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Abstract
The distinction between face-to-face and distant digitally-mediated educational engagement is a complex one, and the two modes are often combined in practice, via ‘blended learning’ or the use of a VLE to support campus-based teaching. The current Covid-19 pandemic has thrown this distinction into relief, in a context where educationalists have been forced to move to fully distant engagement in a very short timeframe. This paper explores how this predicament has brought to the fore the nature of our engagement with digital knowledge practices and screen-based communication, arguing that the notion of ‘virtual learning’ is a flawed one. Instead, adopting a sociomaterial perspective, it argues that all aspects of digital engagement are in fact grounded in material and embodied entanglements with devices and other artefacts.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | There is no 'virtual learning': The materiality of digital education |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.7821/naer.2021.1.649 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.7821/naer.2021.1.649 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19, SOCIOMATERIAL, DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT, EMBODIMENT, ONLINE LEARNING |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10119298 |
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