| Title | 18. Advancing ‘openness’ as a strategy against platformisation in education |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Tel Amiel(author) |
| Janaina do Rozário Diniz(author) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0363.18 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0363/chapters/10.11647/obp.0363.18 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Tel Amiel, Janaina do Rozário Diniz |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2023-10-25 |
| Long abstract | Technocritique emerging from the field of education often fails (future) educators by only providing them with ‘critical perspectives’, but no clear insight into strategies or tactics of resistance and collective action. Resisting the ever-growing techno-corporate mammoth in education, as well as extractive surveillance, demands having (1) a critical consciousness, (2) learning to engage collectively, and importantly, (3) identifying possible alternatives and strategies to deploy by both students and educators. This chapter is a reflective, practice-based narrative on the experiences of such emancipatory teaching to future educators regarding the platformization of education. Drawing on experiences from teaching, it aims to provide insight into the strategies and ideas created over time as two Brazilian educators navigated the complex landscape of teaching in a novel, collaborative format during the pandemic. |
| Page range | pp. 421–444 |
| Print length | 24 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Tel Amiel is an adjunct professor at the School of Education at the University of Brasília (Brazil) where he coordinates the UNESCO Chair in Distance Education, and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) in the Master in Leadership in Open Education program. Co-founder of the Open Education Initiative: an activist research group. More information can be found at: https:// amiel.net.br
Janaina do Rozário Diniz is a teacher at the University of the State of Minas Gerais (Brazil). She develops research on free software in education, platformisation in education, and disinformation.