The Digital Scholar

The Digital Scholar
Author: Martin Weller
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1849666261

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. While industries such as music, newspapers, film and publishing have seen radical changes in their business models and practices as a direct result of new technologies, higher education has so far resisted the wholesale changes we have seen elsewhere. However, a gradual and fundamental shift in the practice of academics is taking place. Every aspect of scholarly practice is seeing changes effected by the adoption and possibilities of new technologies. This book will explore these changes, their implications for higher education, the possibilities for new forms of scholarly practice and what lessons can be drawn from other sectors.

E-Scholar

E-Scholar
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 6
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Describes website for publicizing educational opportunities offered by U.S. federal government departments, agencies, or partnering organizations, available to students (high school to doctorate), parents, and career professionals.

The Electronic Scholar

The Electronic Scholar
Author: John Shelton Lawrence
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1984
Genre: Micro-ordinateurs
ISBN: 9780893912987

The Digital Scholar: Academic Communication in Multimedia Environment

The Digital Scholar: Academic Communication in Multimedia Environment
Author: Irena Vassileva
Publisher: Frank & Timme GmbH
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2020-02-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3732905691

The forms and genres of academic communication have changed considerably over the past decades – from standardised ways of producing texts on/for paper to a (less?) standardised way of communication in Web 2.0. Published papers are now available to a greater number of readers, interaction among colleagues can take place in real time via written, audio or visual formats, and it has become much more comfortable for students as well as for those outside the scientific community to access academic information and to contact its authors. It seems, however, that many aspects of academic communication have not yet changed, and its participants – either in the „old“ or in the „new“ generation – are ill-equipped to work within the multimedia context. This volume, therefore, takes a look at academic communication in the multimedia environment, in order to throw light on how these processes are linked to new multimedia affordances, while at the same time encapsulating old genre conventions and participant interaction with the medium.

Evolving as a Digital Scholar

Evolving as a Digital Scholar
Author: Wim Van Petegem
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9462702780

What does it take to become a digitally agile scholar? This manual explains how academics can comfortably navigate the digital world of today and tomorrow. It foregrounds three key domains of digital agility: getting involved in research, education and (community) service, mobilising (digital) skills on various levels, and acting in multiple roles, both individually and interlinked with others. After an introduction that outlines the foundations of the three-dimensional framework, the chapters focus on different roles and skills associated with evolving as a digital scholar. There is the author, who writes highly specialised texts for expert peers; the storyteller, who crafts accessible narratives to a broader audience in the form of blogs or podcasts; the creator, who uses graphics, audio, and video to motivate audiences to delve deeper into the material; the integrator, who develops and curates multimedia artefacts, disseminating them through channels such as websites, webinars, and open source repositories; and finally the networker, who actively triggers interaction via social media applications and online learning communities. Additionally, the final chapters offer a blueprint for the future digital scholar as a professional learner and as a “change agent” who is open to and actively pursues innovation. Informed by the authors’ broad and diverse personal experience, Evolving as a Digital Scholar offers insight, inspiration, and practical advice. It equips a broad readership with the skills and the mindset to harness new digital developments and navigate the ever-evolving digital age. It will inspire academic teachers and researchers with different backgrounds and levels of knowledge that wish to enhance their digital academic profile.

Being a Scholar in the Digital Era

Being a Scholar in the Digital Era
Author: Daniels, Jessie
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2016-07-29
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1447329260

What opportunities, rather than disruptions, do digital technologies present? How do developments in digital media not only support scholarship and teaching but also further social justice? Written by two experts in the field, this accessible book offers practical guidance, examples, and reflection on this changing foundation of scholarly practice. It is the first to consider how new technologies can connect academics, journalists, and activists in ways that foster transformation on issues of social justice. Discussing digital innovations in higher education as well as what these changes mean in an age of austerity, this book provides both a vision of what scholars can be in the digital era and a road map to how they can enliven the public good.