An Ethical Perspective on ICT in the Context of the Other

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Author(s): Anders D. Olofsson (Umeå University, Sweden)and Ola J. Lindberg (Mid Sweden University, Sweden)
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 16
Source title: Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Thomas Hansson (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-970-0.ch032

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Multimedia Technology

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The importance of incorporating an ethical perspective in the development of digital competence is discussed. It is argued that an ethical perspective that emphasise mutual understanding as a possible conception of democracy, is of importance in the light of the current global e-learning trend, especially when it comes to designing e-learning ventures as online learning communities.

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