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This book makes the case that the changes brought about by the connectivity of the Internet have so transformed the nature of post secondary learning that we need to view it differently. Both the content and the processes of learning have been profoundly altered because of the accessibility of information and the multi-way interactivity provided by the Internet. We call this new phenomenon 'the Connecticon' - which encompasses the paradigm created by the infrastructure, the content, the multiple connection devices of the Web, as well as by the hyper-interactivity of the connected generation for whom attention is the new ourrency. It is the aim of this book to identify and document the Connecticon - its nature, its impact and its implications. We will do this in the broad domain of learning, though a similar study could be carried out in commercial, social or political fields.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #1008201 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 180 pages

From the Author
This book came about as we were thinking about various aspects of elearning in our own work, particularly with the changes this has meant to rural and remote areas. Although we would resist the temptation to predict the future, it is clear that an online component of learning is becoming more common in formal educational courses throughout the Internet-connected world. A similar picture is true for informal learning, although this is more difficult to quantify. When we analysed it in detail it was clear that formal online courses are just a small part of the picture, and indeed the vast (and growing) structure of ‘cyberspace’ is itself only one component of the changing arena. For this reason we have brought together a concept that we are calling the Connecticon, that links the various devices of the Internet, the users (learners) and the emergent properties of fast speed data transfer. We think that this will fundamentally alter the way we think about teaching!
and learning in the 21st century. Anyway, we had fun researching and writing this book, so we hope you will enjoy reading it and be stimulated by the ideas as much as we are. Frank Rennie & Robin Mason.