Exploring What is Lost in the Online Undergraduate Experience: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Meaning of Remote Learning

This book explores the significance and meaning of undergraduate online learning through a hermeneutic phenomenological study, examining what is lost without face-to-face contact and exploring the essence of technology. It draws on data from students across institutions to understand the experience of online learning and asks if it can ever replace what is learned in a classroom.

Format: Hardback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 27 February 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book delves into the profound significance and multifaceted meanings of undergraduate online learning through a hermeneutic phenomenological study. It poses the central question of what is lost when there is no face-to-face contact, while also exploring the very essence of technology itself. By drawing on a wealth of data collected from undergraduate students across diverse higher education institutions, encompassing both interview recordings and written reports of their lived experiences, the author aims to unravel the core of this phenomenon. Through an engaging exploration of themes related to the philosophy of technology and the purpose of post-secondary education, the author utilizes Heideggers essay "The Question Concerning Technology" as a crucial interpretive lens. Rather than presenting generic conclusions, the book offers a foundation for a deeper understanding of the unique experience of online learning. It raises thought-provoking questions about whether the efficiency afforded by online classes or degrees can ever truly replace the profound learning that occurs within a classroom environment, where interactions with other people contribute to personal growth and development.

By centering the concept of experience and establishing connections to current conditions and pedagogy in online higher education, this book appeals to scholars across the fields of education and philosophy. Those with interests in higher education, technology, education, phenomenology of education, and philosophy of education will find it to be a valuable resource for their research and inquiry.

Weight: 521g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032391618