The hullaballoo over e-learning? Technology and pluralism in economics

Watson, Duncan and Parker, Louise (2016) The hullaballoo over e-learning? Technology and pluralism in economics. Cogent Economics & Finance, 4 (1). ISSN 2332-2039

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Abstract

E-learning vs. “talk and chalk”: this binary opposition presents a conflict that has dominated existing pedagogical research. That technological innovation offers an alternative for pressured educationists to improve efficiency and question the cost-effectiveness of traditional teaching methods creates a false dichotomy. This paper addresses the influence of the erroneous “either/or” position and discards it. It claims that there is no fundamental antagonism between the two methods of instruction and proffers the alternative found in blended learning methods. The meticulous splicing of e-learning and traditional lectures liberates the Economics lecturer to deliver a pluralist perspective. Thus, technology becomes a vital tool enabling educators to escape from the limitation of monist teaching methods and guarantees that economics students can fully engage with the discipline’s vibrant debates. “Contest and controversy; orthodoxy and heterodoxy; critique and reject”: technology’s real role is to facilitate a workable space for the free thinking mind.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	e-learning,pluralism,technology,blended learning,economic tools for teaching
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics
Related URLs:	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.10...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2016 23:05
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:55
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57598
DOI:	10.1080/23322039.2016.1159813

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