being the buzz around the Internet, and Wikis, Blogs, Twitter, etc getting mentioned in just about every blog every day (me included), does it ask for a little ‘reflection’? eLearning Blog Wiki With Web 2.0 What exactly is meant by the ‘Nature of Online Collaboration‘? Here’s a few links I thought I’d share with you (the original pages [.]. MORE >>

I published two journal articles recently on the use of wikis in teaching and learning, and I'm making them available here on this blog. have also published several book chapters recently on the use of wikis in education which I will make available here over the next few weeks - so bookmark this space! key message from both papers is that although students enjoy working and learning together, to facilitate effective collaborative learning, tutors need to know how to optimise the affordances of wikis. Tags: academic writing wiki social practice MORE >>

The ILT classes will conclude by introducing the learners to a job aid in the form of a Wiki. Rather than developing a standard technical manual with detailed instructions I have created a Wiki using MediaWiki. The Wiki is packed with step by step instructions covering everything in the system. That first couple of weeks after the implementation is always hectic but the Wiki helps the users with quick and easy access to step by step instructions just in case they don't remember everything from the eLearning and ILT courses. MORE >>

Includes social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups and folksonomies. Tags: folksonomy blog wiki content development authoring tools podcast read/write web mashup elearning development E-Learning authoring tools are part of a larger organizational infrastructure and learning ecosystem which typically includes hardware, software, content delivery mechanisms, and processes that support the delivery and management of learning programs. Table 1 Categories of Authoring Tools Category Description Course Authoring Tools Expressly designed for creating e-learning. MORE >>

Blogging Collaboration Ning PLE PLN Social Media Social Network Technology Wiki I’ve used Ning, I’ve read and talked about Ning, but I haven’t’ actually put any thought to what it is or how I can get the most out of it. Ning is “a platform for creating your own social network&# , and leaving you in control of all aspects of it (public/private, tools, etc). You start by working [.]. Academia 2.0 MORE >>