Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Many businesses consider time on social networking sites wasted, but not all. Right now, this is “Tier 1″ Proprietary with some customization (like Facebook & MySpace). Social networking sites will continue to be important, but they require active leadership. Google Sites for the wiki. iTunes University.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 28, 2008

A clearly-structured site is usually easier to understand, navigate, and is more accessible to users, particularly those with cognitive disabilities. Udutu has a beta system out called UdutuTeach and UdutuLearn to turn social networking sites like Facebook into an LMS. tags: lms , facebook , socialnetworking.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 25, 2008

Brief summary of research on the educational benefits of sites like MySpace and Facebook for high schoolers. When asked what they learn by using social networking sites, the students. Students self-report learning 21st century skills, although the study doesn’t attempt to actually measure any of that learning.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 9, 2009

Success of projects sites = more than just courses. Increased satisfaction, flexibility for site owners. Breaking the Site Boundary. Unified content repository–content not tied to a site. In Sakai 2, if users want to find things they created, they have to remember which site they created it in.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Also explored specifically Christian sites, but secular sites like MySpace may offer better options. She had not used a chat room, IM, Facebook, or MySpace before joining a site called OurPrayer.org. Chose MySpace b/c lots of existing religious tools available (e.g., Bible verse of the day). Jeanette Eggert.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

Facebook & Myspace are most common in the US, but other parts of the world have regional favorites. Jane Hart’s site for Top Tools for Learning as a place to find tools to use & get recommendations. One question that comes up is privacy–you should read the privacy policy of any site before sending students.

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Experiencing eLearning

MAY 3, 2016

First, it’s not on your business site, so you’re splitting your identity between your business website and your LinkedIn profile. If you have enough technical knowledge to self host a WordPress site, this is by far the best of the three options. Share links: Automatically share links to your posts on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

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