Abstract

 This paper examines on-line communication in liberal adult education. It highlights the problematic space between message posting and the promotion of dialogue. Conference software in Swedish adult education is widely based on message posting. But can message posting also foster the democratic practices associated with reasoned discussion or dialogue?
Highlights
Space is not a background for events but possesses an autonomous structure (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, quoted in Clarke, 1973, p. 198)Reading makes the full man, conference [discussion] a ready man, and writing an exact man.(Francis Bacon, 1561-1627, Essays, 1625)In June 2001, the European Distance Education Network (EDEN) held a conference in Stockholm
Twelve months later the EDEN conference was held in Granada (Spain)
Too, the theological tone of these titles is reminiscent of a potent biblical image in European history - the Garden of Eden
Summary
Space is not a background for events but possesses an autonomous structure (Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, quoted in Clarke, 1973, p. 198). In June 2001, the European Distance Education Network (EDEN) held a conference in Stockholm. Its keynote speeches extended this optimistic atmosphere, with titles like 'towards a global metacampus', 'The learner and (teacher) of the future', and 'Building a collaborative eWorld on a human scale' The titles of these presentations, are problematic – at least from a scientific perspective. ICT is the Garden of Eden; and the conference publicists share the serpent’s outlook. Seminar.net - International journal of media, technology and lifelong learning Vol 1 – Issue 1 – 2005 value. They are reluctant to distinguish the good and evil of online learning. That there is no difference between change, progress and revolution. (Change is desirable; desirable change is progressive; and techniquefostered change is desirable, progressive and revolutionary)
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