ProfileChristopher WalshEditor

Dr. Christopher Walsh is a Senior Lecturer in Educational ICT and Professional Development in the Faculty of Education and Language Studies of The Open University. He has worked on several pedagogical initiatives in the Australia, Thailand, the USA and Afghanistan. His current research projects include ‘Literacy in the digital world of the twenty first Century: learning from computer games’ funded by Australian Research Council (ARC) (2007-2009); ‘Maintaining and expanding HIV prevention programmes at Mplus+: Producing animations to educate MSM to fashion safe sex practices and address low perceptions of personal risk’ (Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), 2008-2009) and ‘Expanding HIV prevention and outreach coverage @Mplus+’ (The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), 2009-2010).     

Email: walsh@digitalcultureandeducation.com

Website: http://www.open.ac.uk/education-and-languages/people/people-profile.php?staff_id=2418018

Articles by Christopher Walsh

“Ludic Philosophy”: Subjectivity, choice and virtual death in digital media
December 31, 2009  |   0 Comments

Fabian Schäfer
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Aarseth, E. (2001). Computer Game Studies, Year One. Game Studies, 1 (1). Retrieved from http://www.gamestudies.org/0101/editorial.html
Azuma, H. (2001). Dōbutsuka suru posutomodan: Otaku kara mita Nihon shakai. Tōkyō: Kōdansha.
Benjamin, W. (2002/1936). The Work of Art in the Age of its Technological Reproducibility. In M. [...]

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“Ludic Philosophy”: Subjectivity, choice and virtual death in digital media
December 31, 2009  |   0 Comments

Fabian Schäfer
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Time, the irrevocability of choice and commitment as well as the finality of death are central premises in modern moral and political thinking. This irreversibility is understood to reflect something about the organism, and something about the world.  As culture comes [...]

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“Ludic Philosophy”: Subjectivity, choice and virtual death in digital media
December 31, 2009  |   0 Comments

Fabian Schäfer
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Time, the irrevocability of choice and commitment as well as the finality of death are central premises in modern moral and political thinking. This irreversibility is understood to reflect something about the organism, and something about the world.  As culture comes [...]

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Not so ‘techno-savvy’: Challenging the stereotypical images of the ‘Net generation’
December 31, 2009  |   0 Comments

Shelia Zimic
Published Online: Dec 30, 2009
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It is often argued that young people growing up in the presence of the Internet and new media are ‘techno savvy’. They are often distinguished as a new generation because of their relationship with new media, which is assumed to [...]

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Not so ‘techno-savvy’: Challenging the stereotypical images of the ‘Net generation’
December 31, 2009  |   0 Comments

Shelia Zimic
Published Online: Dec 30, 2009
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Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. Basingstoke: W. H. Freeman.
Bennett, S., Maton, K., & Kervin, L., (2007). The ‘digital natives’ debate: A critical review of the evidence. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(5), 775-786.
Buckingham, D. (2000) After the [...]

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Not so ‘techno-savvy’: Challenging the stereotypical images of the ‘Net generation’
December 31, 2009  |   0 Comments

Shelia Zimic
Published Online: Dec 30, 2009
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It is often argued that young people growing up in the presence of the Internet and new media are ‘techno savvy’. They are often distinguished as a new generation because of their relationship with new media, which is assumed to be [...]

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Review of IADIS e-learning conference 2009
December 18, 2009  |   0 Comments

Gurmit Singh
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Al-Fahad, F. The Learners satisfaction toward online e-learning implemented in the College of Applied Studies and Community Service, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia: Can e-learning replace the conventional model of education? In Nunes, M. and McPherson, M. (eds.) (2009):  Proceedings of the IADIS [...]

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Book review of Rita Raley (2009) Tactical Media. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
December 18, 2009  |   0 Comments

Tanner Higgin
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Deleuze, G. (1992). “Postscript on the Societies of Control.” October 59, 3-7.
Lovink, G and N. Rossiter (2005). Dawn of the Organised Networks. fibreculture 5 (accessed 10 November, 2009).
Raley, R. (2009). Tactical Media. Minneapolis: U. Minnesota Press.
Schiller, D. (2007). [...]

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An integrative model for the dynamics of ICT-based innovations in education
December 18, 2009  |   0 Comments

Castulus Kolo & Andreas Breiter
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Empirical evidence underlines the importance of ICT-based innovations in education for at least two reasons: They prepare for a future workplace in a knowledge society increasingly dependent on ICT and furthermore, they support [...]

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An integrative model for the dynamics of ICT-based innovations in education
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Castulus Kolo & Andreas Breiter
Published Online: Dec 15, 2009
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Ajzen, I. (1985). From intentions to actions: A theory of planned behavior. In J. Kuhl, & J. Beckman (Eds.), Action-control: From cognition to behavior (pp. 11-39). Heidelberg: Springer.
Applegate, L. M., [...]

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Call for Papers for Special Themed Issue: Beyond ‘new’ literacies

Digital Culture & Education (DCE) is an international inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal. This interactive, open-access web-published journal is for those interested in digital culture and education.

The journal is devoted to analysing the impact of digital culture on identity, education, art, society, culture and narrative within social, political, economic, cultural and historical contexts.


The scale and speed at which digital culture has entered all aspects of our lives is unprecedented. We publish articles and digital works that address the use of digital (and other) technologies and how they are taken up across diverse institutional and non-institutional contexts. Scholarly reviews of books, conferences, exhibits, games, software and hardware are also encouraged. Read more


Manuscripts should include:
1. Cover sheet with author(s) contact details and brief biographical statement(s).
2. Abstract of approximately 150 words
3. Up to ten keywords
4. Main body of manuscript. Articles 5-8000 words, reviews 1-2000 words,
please contact the editors about submissions that fall outside this rubric. Read more


Digital Culture & Education (DCE) invites submissions on any aspect of digital culture and education.  We welcome submissions of articles and digital works that address the use of digital (and other) technologies and how they are taken up across diverse institutional and non-institutional contexts. For further inquiries and submission of work, send an email to editor@ digitalcultureandeducation.com

Call for Papers for Special Themed Issue: Beyond ‘new’ literacies