Comments on: The end of lifelong learning: a post-human condition by Edwards http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/chantellem/2013/03/20/the-end-of-lifelong-learning-a-post-human-condition-by-edwards/ part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:31:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: cmeckenstock http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/chantellem/2013/03/20/the-end-of-lifelong-learning-a-post-human-condition-by-edwards/#comment-1324 cmeckenstock Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:31:26 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/chantellem/?p=635#comment-1324 Thank you Sian. I am keen to read more examples of the actual practice of 'responsible experimentation' as described by Edwards. I think the term 'responsible' introduced by Edwards is a good one as it touches on ethics. However, is this also suggesting that the non post-human idea of learning is lacking of responsible experimentation? Or that if there was experimentation it is towards a well defined end? I see experimentation as creativity, and not necessarily with a posthuman label. It is also interesting that although the basis of computing is based on encoding data in binary codes, posthumanism associates itself with idea of rhizomatic, organic and blurred boundaries. I can understand how this is a reaction against the strict categorisation introduced in the past, and things are being deconstructed, reinterpreted and repositioned. However, does this also entail that posthumanism engages and advocates 'relativity' and revisionism? Thank you Sian. I am keen to read more examples of the actual practice of ‘responsible experimentation’ as described by Edwards. I think the term ‘responsible’ introduced by Edwards is a good one as it touches on ethics. However, is this also suggesting that the non post-human idea of learning is lacking of responsible experimentation? Or that if there was experimentation it is towards a well defined end? I see experimentation as creativity, and not necessarily with a posthuman label.

It is also interesting that although the basis of computing is based on encoding data in binary codes, posthumanism associates itself with idea of rhizomatic, organic and blurred boundaries. I can understand how this is a reaction against the strict categorisation introduced in the past, and things are being deconstructed, reinterpreted and repositioned. However, does this also entail that posthumanism engages and advocates ‘relativity’ and revisionism?

]]> By: sbayne http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/chantellem/2013/03/20/the-end-of-lifelong-learning-a-post-human-condition-by-edwards/#comment-1152 sbayne Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:53:39 +0000 http://edc13.education.ed.ac.uk/chantellem/?p=635#comment-1152 This is a great passage to pull out Chantelle. The 'responsible experimentation' of Edwards aligns for me with Haraway's pleasure in the confusion of boundaries, and 'responsibility in their construction'. I like the idea of education as a set of confused boundaries : ) This is a great passage to pull out Chantelle. The ‘responsible experimentation’ of Edwards aligns for me with Haraway’s pleasure in the confusion of boundaries, and ‘responsibility in their construction’. I like the idea of education as a set of confused boundaries : )

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