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The changing Web

Learning with e's

Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. What is the extent of the capability of social software to encourage a culture of sharing and collaboration? social software: An enabling suite of sociable technologies in health and healthcare education.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with e's

The Social Web promotes collaboration Collaborative forms of learning are becoming increasingly popular methods of adult education, because they involve all students in the process of learning. This is particularly evident on a cursory inspection of any social web space, whether it be Facebook, Snapchat or any other popular free space.

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MyFace or SpaceBook?

Learning with e's

Apparently your choice of social networking site indicates what social class you belong to. I guess the fact that FaceBook organises its regional networks on the basis of the colleges or universities its members attended might have something to do with it.? Tags: MySpace social network research FaceBook.

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Turn and face the strain

Learning with e's

A particular emphasis on Web Enhanced Learning (WEL) approaches will be made and strategies for university-wide adoption of social software (Web 2.0) An analysis of the barriers and constraints, and how they might be managed and overcome will feature during the discussion. tools and services will be presented. This is human nature.

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Podcasting - Twitter - Media - Best of eLearning Learning

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The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Social Software Adoption - eLearning Technology , August 10, 2009. Jakob Nielsen on social networks on the intranet - Clive on Learning , August 12, 2009. Recommended Facebook Privacy Settings For Kids? Featured Sources. August 10, 2009.

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Redefining learning spaces

Learning with e's

I have just posted up a FaceBook site to announce next year's Plymouth eLearning Conference (23-24 April, 2009). The event will be over two days next year, and we have some interesting sessions planned, and a spectacular social event for the evening of 23 April.

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Windmills on the mind

Learning with e's

The question was posed: do students know the possible consequences of posting for example, images of themselves in compromising contexts on FaceBook? New methods of metatagging are needed to ensure cross-operability of platforms, and portability of digital objects between sites. for this read 'drunk and disorderly').