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Technology in the University and the Death of Socrates
Author(s) -
Hoofnagle Wendy Marie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
literature compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1741-4113
DOI - 10.1111/lic3.12013
Subject(s) - socratic method , anonymity , socrates , scholarship , psychology , balance (ability) , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , literature , political science , law , art , computer security , neuroscience
Although technology has its place in the academic world, for both the classroom and collaborative scholarship, an over‐reliance on technology and injudicious application to the classroom environment, especially to overcome financial strain at the university level, replaces the Socratic model while not always offering a viable alternative. The anonymity of the online classroom, moreover, threatens the students’ ability to build mentoring relationships and career networks, and does not always prepare them for real‐world expectations. Hybrid online courses that balance classroom instruction with independent, out‐of‐classroom activities may prove more educationally valuable in the long run. The academy, however, runs the risk of stifling individuality among students as a result of dependence upon the virtual classroom.