What counts as legitimate learning is shaped not just by platforms and policies, but by deeper moral and cultural assumptions.
My latest post explores the social imaginary as a way to understand these background beliefs and how they shape digital education.
Read it here:
https://www.e-learning-rules.com/blog/0040_the_moral_background_of_education.html
#elearning #digitalpedagogy #education #socialimaginary #criticalpedagogy #edtech
Australia's semantic struggles over a "one and only" reality or a pluriverse?
From the 'heart of darkness' to the “sanitised” articles of sub/urban place names.
"Some (Wikipedia) editors told us they felt it was their responsibility to include First Nations’ perspectives, even though they met with heavy resistance. One, Lucas, had repeatedly tried to include First Nations place names, often unsuccessfully. He no longer edits Wikipedia. “I just ran out of energy for it”...One or two editors “were going around removing Aboriginal place names from all the articles about Australia and Australian places”.
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https://theconversation.com/we-analysed-35-000-wikipedia-entries-about-australian-places-some-sanitised-history-others-privileged-fiction-over-reality-241364
#wikipedia #SettlerSociety #Australia #SocialImaginary #ImaginedCommunity #fiction #violence #FirstNations #TruthTelling #naming #IndigenousKnowledge #pluriverse #EditWars #WorldMaking #EpistemicInjustice #language #framing #worldviews #AI
The first project to examine Australian Wikipedia entries finds topics such as Australian history and use of First Nations place names are sparking ‘edit wars’, with some serious omissions.
@damian @anoosh 💯 %! Educators & families too - if we cannot imagine other futures how can we help our young ones to do so?
Leigh Patel (who may not be on here?) has some beautiful words about this that I teach with all the time (am not tech skilled enough to find & repost here but check out her blog: https://decolonizing.net
#socialimaginary #futurities
Steve
BellingenNSW
Ann M. Ishimaru