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PAUL DUGUID TO SPEAK AT OBERLIN COLLEGE APRIL 9
MARCH
25, 2002--Oberlin College will conclude its annual Convocation
series with an address by Paul Duguid Thursday, April 9. Duguid's free,
public talk, The Social Life of Liberal Education, will take
place at 8:00 P.M. in the College's Finney Chapel,
located on the corner
of N. Professor and W. Lorain Streets.
In his book The Social Life of Information, Paul Duguid and his coauthor, John Seely Brown, explore how human sociability affects learning, creating, and working. They argue that we cannot disregard human interaction if we are to derive the rich benefits promised by information technology. In higher education, for instance, online learning and research, while valuable, cannot replace the knowledge students glean from social relationships with their professors and peers.
An independent scholar affiliated with the University of California at Berkeley and the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Duguid's commitment to multidisciplinary work has led him to collaborate with social and computer scientists, economists, linguists, management theorists, and social psychologists.
His writings have appeared in a broad array of scholarly journals, including those in the fields of anthropology, business and business history, design, education, and organization theory. His reviews and essays have appeared in less specialized publications, including The Industry Standard, The Nation, and the Threepenny Review.
The series is presented under the auspices of Oberlin's Finney Lecture Committee with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Office of the President of Oberlin College.
Media Contact: Betty Gabrielli
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