Teacher
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PIREDDU Mario
(syllabus)
The course is divided into three sections: I. The transition from traditional to current knowledge infrastructures; II. The role of Information and Communication Technologies in learning processes; III. Cultural software and its applications.
In detail, the following topics will be developed during the course:
I - The transition from traditional to current knowledge infrastructures. 1. Media and technological dimension; 2. Natural / Artificial and ways of communicating and educating; 3. Digital convergence; 4. Reconfiguration of the methods of archiving, reproduction and creation of knowledge; 5. Infosphere: the network as a knowledge infrastructure.
II - The role of information and communication technologies in learning processes. 1. Technologies and incorporation of values; 2. Relational configurations of knowledge; 3. Software culture; 4. Metadata, databases, algorithms; 5. Openness and Open Educational Resources.
III - Cultural software and its applications. 1. Software and participatory platforms for learning; E-learning, mobile learning, online training; 2. Social learning and social reading.
(reference books)
REFERENCE TEXTS
Mandatory texts for attending and non-attending students (all texts are available in both paper and digital versions):
Domingos P., The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World (Penguin, 2015). Pireddu M., Social Learning. Le forme comunicative dell'apprendimento (Guerini e Associati, Milano, 2014). Weinberger D., Everyday Chaos: Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility (Harvard Business School, 2019).
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