Post-humanist principles to research the networked learning

«Networked learning» is a concept whose purpose is to define an emerging research field characterized by the transversal and ubiquitous presence of technology in education. However, it lacks explanatory force because it is pinned to the anthropocentric principles of modern humanism. Such principles...

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Published in:Tecnología, ciencia y educación (Madrid) no. 16; pp. 169 - 186
Main Author: Escudero Nahón, Alexandro
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Summary:«Networked learning» is a concept whose purpose is to define an emerging research field characterized by the transversal and ubiquitous presence of technology in education. However, it lacks explanatory force because it is pinned to the anthropocentric principles of modern humanism. Such principles consider technology and «the human» as ontologically different areas and they place the human being at a central and ruling position. In this text, I present an ontological and epistemological post-humanist restatements of the actor-network theory (ANT) that allow an original definition of networked learning. This network works because different human and non-human agencies associate and continue performing their functions. As soon as they stop operating, the network disappears. There could be knowledge but not learning before and after the network. The purpose of educational research is to track down how learning networks originate, how they strengthen, how they associate to other networks and how they disappear. El «aprendizaje en red» es un concepto cuyo propósito es definir un campo de investigación emergente caracterizado por la presencia transversal y ubicua de la tecnología en la educación. Sin embargo, carece de fuerza explicativa porque está sujeto a los principios antropocéntricos del humanismo moderno. Dichos principios consideran la tecnología y al «ser humano» como áreas ontológicamente diferentes y colocan a este en una posición central y dominante. En este texto se presenta una reformulación ontológica y epistemológica basada en los principios poshumanistas y en la teoría del actor-red (actor-network theory [ANT]) que permite una definición original del aprendizaje en red. Esta red funciona porque diferentes agentes humanos y no humanos se asocian y desempeñan sus agencias específicas. Tan pronto como dejan de funcionar, la red desaparece. Podría haber conocimiento, pero no aprendizaje, antes y después de la red. El propósito de la investigación educativa es rastrear cómo se originan las redes de aprendizaje, cómo se fortalecen, cómo se asocian a otras redes y cómo desaparecen.
ISSN:2444-250X
2444-2887
2444-2887