Contemporary university and virtual learning environments - pathway towards effectiveness or alienation?

ISSN 2340-1095

With the recent advances of science of technology, the advancements seem to be (subjectively) related for the majority of us with the most recent developments and discoveries, innovations and applications (iPhone or the discoveries in Mars being examples in the long list of similar ones). Though, as Levi Straus put it (1966), one of the greatest innovations in human history was invention of the technology of producing durable clay-bricks, however, we should admit, that the pace of developments in the course of human history differs greatly during different historical periods. During some periods the advancements were relatively slow, and during the others – the speed was breath-taking. Most important for the survival and flourishing of the humankind developments may have been introduced hundreds and in many cases thousands years ago, however, technological developments in a contemporary world are introduced almost daily, and the impact in some cases is almost instantaneous (or could potentially be).