We Question, We Reflect, and We Question Again, Therefore We Are…: An Analysis of the Evolving Dialogue Around the Central Themes in This Book

This chapter analyzes the evolution of a dialogue around the central theme of this book—learners in a changing learning landscape—from its inception prior to the Workshop and Presidential Session held at the 2005 annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), through the lively discussions at the AECT meeting itself, and followed by the drafting, collaborative review and revision of the chapters that form part of this book. A coding frame generated from the initial description of the purpose of the book is used to conduct a content analysis of the 32 questions which were formulated in preparation for the initial workshop in 2005. The same coding frame is then applied to the chapters in this book and used as a basis for a critical reflection on the nature and evolution of the dialogue. The resulting analysis highlights how the dialogue evolved, singles out some areas of agreement and discord and provides indications of where reflection, discussion and research around the critical themes identified could be strengthened.