Je-LKS: Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society (Oct 2012)

Reclaiming the Territory University Change: a Personal Reflection

  • Gilly Salmon

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/672
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2

Abstract

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A brief exploration of a thousand years of Higher Educational Institutions in Europe considers the key intentions that lie behind the physical campuses and their powerful symbolism. The networked and digital 21st century has given us approaches to all aspects of university life and learning outside the confines of a physical place, through the Internet, roadcast and many mobile technologies. The question for the teachers and academics of the 21st Century is: can we embrace new opportunities for knowledge and learning or will we constantly creep back to our libraries and lecture theatres?