Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change
Designing Lively Scenarios in Various Fields
3rd Edition
Published on 22. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
364 pages
978-3-7418-6936-5 (ISBN)
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This book focuses on the pattern approach established by the Austrian-born Christopher Alexander - architect, mathematician and philosopher, and collects selected papers on work presented at, or related to the PURPLSOC World Conference held at Danube University Krems, July 3 - 5, 2015. PURPLSOC is the acronym for "In Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change", a series of (roughly) biennial conferences on patterns in and with disparate fields such as architecture, design, media, arts, IT, management, pedagogy, social activism, social innovation and diverse grassroots movements.
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Peter BAUMGARNTER is a full Professor for Technology Enhanced Learning and Multimedia at Danube University Krems. He graduated in sociology and did his habilitation thesis on "Background Knowledge - Groundwork for a Critique of Computational Reason". His recent research focuses on Higher Education didactics, theories of teaching and learning, e-Education and distance education, e-Learning implementation strategies and the evaluation of learning environments. He has been key speaker at various TEL conferences and has published 8 books and over 120 articles.
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