Postdigital Humans: Transitions, Transformations and Transcendence

In: Postdigital Science and Education Ser.

Abstract

Intro -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Contents -- About the Editor -- About the Authors -- Part I: Conceptions of Postdigital Humans -- What Are Postdigital Humans? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Postdigital -- 3 What Does It Mean to Be Human? -- 4 Artificial Intelligence -- 5 Postdigital Humans -- 6 Humans and Machines -- 7 Digital Afterlife and Life Unlimited -- 8 Concerns About Postdigital Humans -- 9 Conclusion: Postdigital Intervals? -- References -- Postdigital Humans: Taking Evolution in Own Hands -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Postdigital Human -- Early Works (1998-2018) -- Recent Works (2018-) -- 3 The Postdigital Human -- The First Performance Standard: Life -- The Second Performance Standard: Consciousness -- The Third Performance Standard: Behaviour -- 4 Conclusion: Self-Designated Evolution and Its Responsibilities -- References -- Part II: Postdigital Humans and Education -- Experience of Using a Virtual Life Coach: A Case Study of Novice Users -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Method -- Recruitment and Data Collection -- The Virtual Life Coach -- 4 Results -- Pattern of Use -- Qualitative Analysis -- Understanding the Purpose -- Aesthetic Appeal -- Ease of Use and Functionality -- Usefulness and Importance -- 5 Discussion -- Challenges, Implications, and Recommendations -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Venturing Beyond the Imposition of a Postdigital, Anti-human Higher Education -- 1 Introduction: The Morbidity of Higher Education -- 2 HE in the Shadow of Value -- 3 The Authoritarian Reproduction of Higher Education -- 4 In, Against, and Beyond the Digital -- 5 Composting the Anti-human University -- 6 Venturing Beyond a Postdigital Higher Education -- References -- The Value of Postdigital Humans as Objects, or Subjects, in McDonaldised Society -- 1 Introduction.