Luoghi formativi: dall’agorà alla cittadinanza digitale
The purpose of this reflection, conducted from two different perspectives,one of philosophical-educational and one of a scientific-technological nature,is to investigate the concept of agora as a public space par excellence,recalling classical tradition.Symbol, and myth, of democracy based on speech and dialogue, today haslanded in technological places “places”, with “virtual” implications sometimesobscure in purpose. In this current perspective, the two authors identifypositive and negative elements, strongly linked to the different culturalsubstratum and the different sensitivity to the knowledge of the past and thepresent.
This literature review was carried out as part of the Future Library project. The recommendations focus on the following key areas: ::: ::: - Increased focus on the quality of ebooks that we provide access to; lobbying publishers to improve their digital interfaces and seeking to reduce barriers to use of content in our context e.g. by identifying resources with enabling rights management in our learning context ::: - Continued work on usability testing and exploring the learner experience of digital content and ebooks ::: - Developing our academic skills offer to support effective use of digital content and ebooks; including work with students on developing good study habits and techniques for reading and concentration in an increasingly digital environment ::: - Reviewing our enquiry services to make sure that all our staff are able to support our students to use all our digital resources and technologies in our spaces