The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Academic Practice

Martin Weller

Bloomsbury Academic, Dec 6, 2011 - Social Science - 256 pages

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.

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Every aspect of scholarly practice is seeing changes effected by the adoption and implementation of new technologies (Weller, 2011). It is the effects that Weller speaks of that are challenging ...

About the author

Martin Weller is Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University. His main area of interest is in e-learning. He is the author of Virtual Learning Environments: Using, Choosing and Developing your VLE as well as Delivering Learning on the Net: the Why, What and How of Online Education.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Academic Practice
• Author: Martin Weller
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2011
• ISBN: 1849666172, 9781849666176
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: COMPUTERS / Educational Software; Computers / General; Education / Computers & Technology; Education / General; History / General; Social Science / Media Studies