The Digital Academic

Critical Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Higher Education

Inger Mewburn editor Pat Thomson editor Deborah Lupton editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:8th Aug '17

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The Digital Academic cover

Academic work, like many other professional occupations, has increasingly become digitised. This book brings together leading scholars who examine the impacts, possibilities, politics and drawbacks of working in the contemporary university, using digital technologies. Contributors take a critical perspective in identifying the implications of digitisation for the future of higher education, academic publishing protocols and platforms and academic employment conditions, the ways in which academics engage in their everyday work and as public scholars and relationships with students and other academics. The book includes accounts of using digital media and technologies as part of academic practice across teaching, research administration and scholarship endeavours, as well as theoretical perspectives. The contributors span the spectrum of early to established career academics and are based in education, research administration, sociology, digital humanities, media and communication.

‘If you care about the future of academic work (… and academic workers) then this is a "must read" collection of chapters. These are some of the biggest names in the digital social sciences, and it is wonderful to see their ideas and arguments extended well beyond the usual 140 characters!’
– Neil Selwyn, Professor, Faculty of Education, Monash University

‘The growing use of social media in academia, and the increasing importance of maintaining a digital profile and professional online identity, should be recognised, acknowledged and discussed. The Digital Academic brings together leading participants in the online academic environment, and we see through their analyses how multifaceted, complex and beneficial online experiences, reputation and identities are within the modern higher education context.’
– Melissa Terras, Professor of Digital Humanities, Department of Information Studies, University College London

‘Lupton, Mewburn and Thomson have brought together an international team of renowned scholars to think critically about the use of digital media in higher education. The many issues raised in The Digital Academic are not only notable and engaging, but necessary for us all to explore as our institutions become more digitised, more networked and more global. A highly recommended read!’
– George Veletsianos, Professor and Canada Research Chair of Innovative Learning and Technology, School of Education and Technology, Royal Roads University

‘From using Twitter to running MOOCs or writing on open platforms, the modern academic identity is increasingly constructed online. While many books write of the positive or negative possibilities this offers, few offer a balanced, critical perspective of the issues involved. Drawing on a wide range of the leading academics in this field, this book is an invaluable contribution to helping us understand what it means to be an academic in the 21st century.’
– Martin Weller, Professor of Educational Technology, Learning and Teaching Innovation, The Open University

ISBN: 9781138202573

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 408g

172 pages