Articles by: Oddgeir Tveiten

Digitalt alt sammen

Samfunnet digitaliseres, sies det. Det transformeres og vi snakker stadig mer om det. Universitetene holder seg alle med forskningssentre der teknologi utforskes utifra teknologien i seg selv og utifra samfunnsmessige konsekvenser, i nåtid, fortid, ettertid og framtid. På flyplasser verden over får du kjøpt bøker om lederskap i vår digitale tid, om hvordan bli et bedre menneske og hvordan redde verden mens du selv blir milliardær som teknologigründer eller investor,

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Alltid på

Sommeren har gitt et velkomment avbrekk fra hverdagen på jobb. Den har også vært en påminner om grenser som ikke lenger er der og som nok burde være der hvis ikke arbeidslivet skal få sin egen versjon av «klimakrise» — eller det vi kan kalle en situasjon der naturen ikke klarer å reparere seg selv fordi de menneskelige inngrepene i økosystemet er blitt for omfattende. Arbeidslivet er så mye, men

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Higher Education and Blockchain

Making sense of decentralizing technology As part of an Erasmus+ project I am engaged in, I recently edited together a video based on talks with Phil Komarny, talks that have occurred over the span of a few years. The particular theme coming out here, centers on Blockchain and the various ways in which blockchains might impact on higher education. This was a main theme at our World Learning Summit in

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What comes after COVID?

An interview with a university president Some time back I conducted an interview with the President of the University of Agder, in Southern Norway, Ms. Sunniva Whittaker. The interview was part of a process preparing for our annual conference World Learning Summit, where our university president has participated in parts each year since she entered office. Enthusiastic as we are about that, we also wanted to know a bit more

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What is political communication?

Big question, simple explanation Following up on a previous post explaining the reasons and formats for these ‘concept videos’, a few more will follow. In this particular video I reflect over the concept of political communication. Where does the concept come from? How relevant are classical theories and models today? Why ought students of social science today to know something about the origins of political communication as an academic theme

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