Hidden Curriculum of a PhD in TEL and e-research
by Mike Johnson
1. social presence
1.1. asserted by tutor
1.2. dominated by a few with >time/inclination
2. attempts to 'de-centre' tutors
2.1. fail
2.1.1. maxing out of reading lists in spite of affirming a non-didactic pedegogy
2.2. work well
2.2.1. minimalism of 'reading lists'
2.2.2. emphasis on personal exploration of the literature/theory
2.3. student collaborative ethos
3. Outputs are (still) individualistic in spite of collaborative mantra
4. Impact of the university's 'Brand'
4.1. prestige
4.2. what else?
5. Feeding the ongoing need to develop theory and research in the field of 'networked learning'
5.1. NL values/axiology
5.1.1. Sustainability
5.1.2. Collaborative learning
6. values
6.1. Interculturality
6.1.1. Influencing students original cultural identity towards a belonging to an enlarged learning culture
6.1.2. Is the online space democratising?
6.1.2.1. is it really a 'new territory... where the only frontiers of which are the limits of imagination' (R&R 2012 p334)
6.2. text is important
6.3. whiteness?
6.3.1. is English 'white'?