Comments on: A Conversation around the Digital University – Part 2

By: Bill Johnston

Bill Johnston — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:21:44 +0000

Agree with your comment Pat. Look forward to developing this aspect with you and others.

Bill.

By: Simon Walker

Simon Walker — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:54:53 +0000

Hi Pat and Sheila, yes, I would agree. The thing about participation nowadays is that environments are being designed to engage students in ways that are situated, connected and realised through digital immersion…..although I am all for ensuring that quiet (non-techno connected) thinking spaces are part of engagement and where the device is prised away from brain!

By: Sheila MacNeill

Sheila MacNeill — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:53:16 +0000

Hi Pat

Interesting point, yes you’re right we mustn’t forget the non digital aspects of society and education.

Sheila

By: Pat Parslow

Pat Parslow — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:45:32 +0000

This may seem a little strange coming from me – champion, as I am, of all things digital – but I think the Digital Participation element should ‘lose’ the ‘digital’.

Not that I don’t think digital participation is needed – I do. But we also need to continue to encourage and develop ‘good old fashioned’ Participation.