Prof . Hans Geser Online

1. On the functional polyvalence and generalized adaptiveness of digital media............................................... 1 2. On the intrinsic conservatism and polymorphism of modern academic institutions ........................................ 3 3. The widening spectrum of alternative teaching and learning tools as a source of intra-academic heterogeneity, decentralization and informalization........................................................................................ 6 4. Upward and downward digitalization: two contradictory uses of online media for academic learning ............ 9 5. On the potentialities, consequences and limits of aspatial and asynchronous academic education ............ 27 6. Conclusions.................................................................................................................................................. 41 References ............................................................................................................................................................ 44