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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.

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Thinking around corners

Learning with e's

I am against the sterile, meaningless Managed Learning Environments (read BlackBoard, SharePoint and yes, even Moodle) that universities and colleges push which are purpose built to maintain strict control. And that is my version of Edupunk, so I'm glad Jim Groom coined the phrase. oh, and did I mention, usually for free.

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