| Title: |
Digitalised Higher Education: Key Developments, Questions, and Concerns |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Janja Komljenovic; Kean Birch (ORCID 0000-0003-2881-4623); Sam Sellar (ORCID 0000-0002-2840-5021); Annika Bergviken Rensfeldt (ORCID 0000-0003-3936-2239); Joe Deville (ORCID 0000-0003-0583-3493); Charlie Eaton; Lesley Gourlay (ORCID 0000-0003-4274-1934); Morten Hansen (ORCID 0000-0002-2775-3112); Niels Kerssens; Anne Kovalainen (ORCID 0000-0003-2044-0348); Pier-Luc Nappert (ORCID 0000-0003-0836-2543); Joe Noteboom; Lluis Parcerisa (ORCID 0000-0002-6755-1988); Juan Pable Pardo-Guerra; Seppo Poutanen (ORCID 0000-0002-3287-1850); Susan Robertson; David Tyfield; Ben Williamson |
| Source: |
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 2025 46(2):276-292. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
17 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Higher Education; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Workshops; Governance; Information Management; Student Experience; Faculty Publishing |
| DOI: |
10.1080/01596306.2024.2408397 |
| ISSN: |
0159-6306; 1469-3739 |
| Abstract: |
Higher education is already profoundly digitalised. Students, academics, and university administrators routinely use digital technologies, many of which rely on data, including artificial intelligence. Universities aim to operate as data-powered organisations to support institutional efficiency and the personalisation of learning and student experience. These developments are occurring against the backdrop of university digital infrastructure moving to the cloud and the increasing role of 'Big Tech' in the sector. However, there are many unknowns about the aggregate impact of digitalisation on the sector, and hence, questions about potential risks and harms remain unanswered. Our approach in this collective piece is to reflect on particularly relevant and impactful dynamics of higher education digitalisation. We first identify assetisation as an emergent mode of governance linked to the digitalisation of HE, which brings new temporal, relational, and lock-in challenges for universities and their constituents. Second, we examine the macro-level structural transformation of higher education with the increasing role of Big Tech and Big EdTech. We conclude by discussing the consequences of the identified macro power dynamics. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1486063 |
| Database: |
ERIC |