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Should we Take Disintermediation in Higher Education Seriously?: Expertise, Knowledge Brokering, and Knowledge Translation in the Age of Disintermediation

Should we Take Disintermediation in Higher Education Seriously?: Expertise, Knowledge Brokering, and Knowledge Translation in the Age of Disintermediation

Carlos A. Scolari, Cristóbal Cobo Romaní, Hugo Pardo Kuklinski
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466621787|ISBN10: 1466621788|EISBN13: 9781466621794
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2178-7.ch005
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Scolari, Carlos A., et al. "Should we Take Disintermediation in Higher Education Seriously?: Expertise, Knowledge Brokering, and Knowledge Translation in the Age of Disintermediation." Social Software and the Evolution of User Expertise: Future Trends in Knowledge Creation and Dissemination, edited by Tatjana Takševa, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 72-92. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2178-7.ch005

APA

Scolari, C. A., Romaní, C. C., & Kuklinski, H. P. (2013). Should we Take Disintermediation in Higher Education Seriously?: Expertise, Knowledge Brokering, and Knowledge Translation in the Age of Disintermediation. In T. Takševa (Ed.), Social Software and the Evolution of User Expertise: Future Trends in Knowledge Creation and Dissemination (pp. 72-92). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2178-7.ch005

Chicago

Scolari, Carlos A., Cristóbal Cobo Romaní, and Hugo Pardo Kuklinski. "Should we Take Disintermediation in Higher Education Seriously?: Expertise, Knowledge Brokering, and Knowledge Translation in the Age of Disintermediation." In Social Software and the Evolution of User Expertise: Future Trends in Knowledge Creation and Dissemination, edited by Tatjana Takševa, 72-92. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2178-7.ch005

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Abstract

Disintermediation based on digital technology has transformed different environments, including banking, commerce, media, education, and knowledge management. The spread of social software applications and digital media in general has given rise to new models of knowledge production and distribution in higher education. This chapter redefines higher education institutions and academic experts based on these changes. The chapter discusses the diffusion of disintermediation practices in higher education and proposes new categories, such as knowledge brokering, knowledge networking, and knowledge translation, to map a new environment that promotes disintermediation, innovation, and openness. Beyond the prophecies announcing the “death of the university,” the authors suggest new agents, actions, and transactions that are useful for envisaging the higher education institutions of the new century.

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