Paragogical Praxis

This article considers the problem of peer-producing rich online learning environments, a task that appears techno-socially feasible, but is not without challenge. The author draws on the self-professedly ‘utopian’ approach developed by Baudrillard in The Mirror of Production, to establish and understand the two key dimensions of leverage (language and recycling). He then extends a recent article by Corneli and Danoff on the topic of peer learning with a set of guidelines for practitioners. His conclusion supports active peer production of learning environments, against a ‘provisionist’ strategy, but he recognizes that the paragogical agenda may be at odds with established educational systems in some respects, though perhaps in a complementary manner.