Rethinking construction expertise with posthumanism

Sage, Daniel

doi:10.1080/01446193.2015.1122201

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“…In a posthumanist world, everything is connected -humans, machines, objects, etc. (Hasse, 2022;Hasse, 2019;Sage, 2016), and these connections are what enable learning and knowing to occur. In university classrooms, this is playing out in the form of the internet of things, where students are using connected devices to access and share information.…”

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Analysis of connectivism as a tool for posthuman university classrooms

Omodan

2023

JCSR

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In the posthuman era, teaching and learning through technologies are becoming increasingly important, most especially in the university system. Connectivism, a theory of learning that emphasises the importance of connections between people and information, is one of the most influential educational philosophies driving today’s educational dynamism. In a posthuman world, where technology is constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, connectivism is argued to provide a framework for understanding how students learn and how can technology be used to facilitate learning. This study argues that connectivism is one of the ways in which classroom stakeholders can be made to prepare for the posthuman era. The study is located within the transformative paradigm to enable the researcher to tailor the argument toward transforming the university classrooms towards developing a new way of thinking about society's present social boundaries by pursuing truth within a postmodern framework. In the same vein, conceptual analysis was adopted to make sense of the argument since it helps to interoperate and dismantle complex and ambiguous concepts toward meaning-making. The analysis begins by presenting connectivism and its potential assumptions. The assumptions were juxtaposed with the posthuman agenda by arguing the relationship between posthumanism and connectivism and lastly, how it prepares classroom stakeholders for building students’ capacity ahead of the emerging interaction between human (students) and non-human (technologies). The study concludes that connectivism viewpoint is one of the unavoidable philosophies of the future.

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Section: Learning and Knowing As A Process Of Connections And Posthum...mentioning

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Analysis of connectivism as a tool for posthuman university classrooms

Omodan

2023

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“…There are many different versions of knowledge and 'truth' including shared versions of knowledge across sectors and governance all of which are in a state of constant flux as social contexts and interactions change (Sherratt, 2014). Thus, grounded in relativist ontology, this approach considers the world as constructed and created by people through their social interactions (Sage, 2016). Whilst there are criticisms of constructivism, such as the predominant focus upon micro-level interactions, the lens of governmentality allows the discussion to be conceptualised around the wider issues within retrofit practice, governance and ideological principles (Clapham, 2002).…”

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The loosening control of social housing: creating a holistic retrofit system for an ageing population through the lens of governmentality

Rodger

Callaghan

Thomson

2020

Construction Management and Economics

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With social housing providing accommodation to the most vulnerable individuals within society it is recognised as a key priority area which has the potential to deliver holistic integration across a range of service providers. A need is emerging to examine the nexus between the energy, housing, health and social care sectors to understand how these separate but interlinked policy agendas are integrated in practice. Presented are the findings of interviews conducted with 24 key stakeholders under a thematic analysis, exploring the key themes and prevalent trends which shape the challenges to creating a holistic retrofit system within social housing for the improved wellbeing of older people, through the lens of governmentality. The analysis revealed that the ideological barriers presented prevent a holistic retrofit process and inhibit the potential to create successful collaboration within the healthy ageing agenda. The retrofit of domestic housing is centred around the concept of sustainability; however, the ideological prioritisation of economic considerations over people has created an increased pressure on resources, favouring ease and cost cutting over communication, collaboration, and efficiency. Significant change must occur within governance and organisational structures; increasing flexibility and alliances, creating a viable means of interaction to create solutions and improve implementation.

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“…It was apparent in this research that the project managers have played a key role in achieving this in the Campus, Regeneration and College projects breaking down some of the perceived norms in construction which are often used to limit innovation and new ways of thinking. Sage (2016) argues that often non-human expertise held in existing policies, processes and technologies act to constrain knowledge flows from progressing sustainable practices. This can be seen in the Schools project, and to a certain extent in the Campus and College projects where the BSAM's were still applied in the context of conventional practice.…”

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Is the evolution of building sustainability assessment methods promoting the desired sharing of knowledge amongst project stakeholders?

Thomson

El‐Haram

2018

Construction Management and Economics

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Is the evolution of building sustainability assessment methods promoting the desired sharing of knowledge amongst project stakeholders? Building sustainability assessment methods (BSAM's) seek to help project stakeholders understand the predicted and actual sustainability performance of their buildings but are often applied reactively and isolated from project decisions. The last decade has seen BREEAM at the forefront of evolving assessment practice towards a framework approach to help shape project decisions and promote stakeholder learning. The research explores the nature and extent this transition is being realised in practice within four case studies applying BREEAM spanning a fifteen-year period. Process and knowledge mapping techniques are applied to explore the flow of knowledge required to enable sustainable decisions, stimulate the sharing of understanding, mediation of views and to promote learning amongst stakeholders. Evidence suggested that when applied in progressive projects that the flow of knowledge is strongest when supported by sustainability leadership, a framework approach aligned with project management, an improvement and engagement culture and a strategy for promoting knowledge flow. As practice matures care is needed to ensure engagement remains high and stakeholders are not isolated from the flow of knowledge as projects increasingly rely on sustainability advisors thus losing the opportunity to learn and shape decisions.

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Rethinking construction expertise with posthumanism

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Analysis of connectivism as a tool for posthuman university classrooms

Analysis of connectivism as a tool for posthuman university classrooms

The loosening control of social housing: creating a holistic retrofit system for an ageing population through the lens of governmentality

Is the evolution of building sustainability assessment methods promoting the desired sharing of knowledge amongst project stakeholders?

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