Our changing media ecosystem: implications for broadcasters, schools, universities and everyone else
January 31, 2008 by Gareth Davies
Professor John Naughton, Professor of the Public Understanding of Technology, Open University and internet columnist, The Observer
Our media environment is being radically transformed by technologically driven social change. But, to date, we’ve seen precious little evidence that the educational sector understands the extent of the challenges it faces in this emerging ecosystem. This lecture charts some of the most significant technological and social developments that have shaped its evolution, sketches the implications of a network-centric world and asks what all this means for teachers, learners, parents, administrators and policy-makers.
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A thought provoking key note speech from John that describes a rapidly changing technological landscape. He outlines reasons as to why the educational ‘establishment’ is illprepared to react to this change.
If you have listened to the vodcast (or the original analogue version) you might like to follow up by reading Thomas L.Friedman’s ‘The world is flat’, or watch him delivering a lecture at MIT
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/266/
Wonderful article. I been looking for one on a similar note. I guess you always have something up your sleeve.