Instrumentalismaccomplish discrete aim
EssentialismInherent qualities
innate and absolute properties
distributed
aggregated
algorithm
human intention
centralised
non human?
human
ed tech
dominated by instrumentalist and essentialist views
usesaligns with essentialism
technologicalaligns with instrumentalism
socialsocial contexts to drive changes and uses of technology
temporality
adopts determinist stance
tech as neutral tool ordisruptive force?
"rather than defaulting to one of the 3 determinist positions, Dahlberg calls for a non-reductionist methodology which 'recognizes that each so-called determining factor is itself embedded within and constituted by a system of inter-linked constitutive processes" (2004) Knox, 2014, p.45
edmooc was spatial practice itselfdid not occupy space
enactment
space
flow and connectivity rather than location and boundarycontingency rather than fixity
course space is shaped through the routines of engagement p.49
dependencies
complex peformance of human contribution, algorithmic process and spacial ordering p.50
persistent negotiation and tension between their perceived pedagogical value and the interests of profit. p.53