Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching

by Tara Brabazon

The use of the Internet in university education and the delivery of online courses is seen as a cure-all for tertiary education, allowing tailored courses to be delivered to a wide student base with unprecedented immediacy and with a minimum of cost to the institution. Tara Brabazon questions these assumptions and examines the state of tertiary education in Australia.

Genres: Education

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

I am the Professor of Cultural Studies at Flinders University. I have written 22 books, 12 audiobooks, over 350 refereed articles and book chapters, and over 600 research outputs. I have podcasted since 2008 and vlogged since 2016.

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book raises some interesting issues but takes a black-and-white, all-or-nothing view of these complex issues, leading to dangerous oversimplification. She offers reflection and small excerpts in the place of data. I was looking for an insightful critique of the uses of the Internet in education. What I got was an emotional, name-calling argument insulting my profession.

[Romany · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this book is old (2002), it is interesting to see what remains relevant, and also what has informed today's Internet teaching and learning in higher education institutions.