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The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach

The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach

Nuno Sotero Alves da Silva (De Montfort University, UK), Gonçalo Jorge Morais da Costa (De Montfort University, UK), Mary Prior (De Montfort University, UK) and Simon Rogerson (De Montfort University, UK)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466618824|ISBN10: 1466618825|EISBN13: 9781466618831
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch008
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Alves da Silva, Nuno Sotero, Gonçalo Jorge Morais da Costa, Mary Prior and Simon Rogerson. "The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach." Ethical Technology Use, Policy, and Reactions in Educational Settings. IGI Global, 2013. 93-106. Web. 27 Mar. 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch008

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Alves da Silva, N. S., Morais da Costa, G. J., Prior, M., & Rogerson, S. (2013). The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach. In K. Beycioglu (Ed.), Ethical Technology Use, Policy, and Reactions in Educational Settings (pp. 93-106). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch008

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Alves da Silva, Nuno Sotero, Gonçalo Jorge Morais da Costa, Mary Prior and Simon Rogerson. "The Evolution of E-learning Management Systems: An Ethical Approach." In Ethical Technology Use, Policy, and Reactions in Educational Settings, ed. Kadir Beycioglu, 93-106 (2013), accessed March 27, 2020. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-1882-4.ch008

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Abstract

The development of educational technologies is enhancing a distinctive feature of learning environments: the learner’s personalized environment. However, the current literature in e-learning seems to neglect an important discussion: will individuals (learners and lecturers) and organizations face an enhancement concerning ethical dilemmas due to this evolution? To promote this discussion, this paper builds on a consideration of e-learning definition and its ethical dilemmas, and human-centred learning concept and its dimensions, to examine the implications of integrating social and cultural contexts. By examining the evolution of e-learning management systems the argument progresses to a discussion of the relationships between pedagogy and ethics. By framing evidence at different scales, the authors critically reflect on the ethical dilemmas embedded in e-learning systems. The discussion concludes with advocating the adoption of an extension of “three P” mode of pedagogy to become the “P3E” model: personalization, participation, productivity, lecturer’s ethics, learner’s ethics, and organizational ethics.

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