The Information Society
The importance of life long learning, digital citizenship and the development of personal and networked learning environments can be understood in the context of the so-called later modern, post fordist ‘information society’. Although there is an extensive sociological, political and economics literature on this the basic ideas are quite straightforward. An understanding of these aspects of advanced modern societies is crucial for individuals and organisations who wish to prosper, maximise their opportunities or simply survive. I will endeavour to outline the basic ideas here in due course.
Resources
Books
The World is Flat by Thomas L Friedman [Friedman's presentation to the World Bank] [Critical video summary]
Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky (revue by Will Richardson)