ABSTRACT
Learning and digital technologies have shaped many of the pedagogic transformations in education. The pace of technological change has had a generational effect which results in an at times greater confidence and competence from the recipients of the learning than the providers. Learning communities are not new, but the way in which these communities build and develop is. In virtual, usually diverse and often international communities for learning, technology has a powerful role to play. The role of a contemporary university is to recognise how and where learning occurs and to create inclusive physical and psychological spaces to enable effective learning for all regardless of background. By embracing the opportunities to think differently, to behave differently and to take advantage of changing contexts embodied within a culture of innovation and creativity, higher education can provide new norms by which it will continue to enable its community of learners to succeed.
