Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2008

Used MySpace & a wiki. Chose MySpace b/c lots of existing religious tools available (e.g., 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. Sue Phillips.

Wiki 170

Wiki Community MySpace Phillips 170

Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 25, 2008

Brief summary of research on the educational benefits of sites like MySpace and Facebook for high schoolers. Social networks ‘teaching tech skills’ - vnunet.com. Students self-report learning 21st century skills, although the study doesn’t attempt to actually measure any of that learning.

Social Networks 170

Social Networks MySpace Social Network Summary 170

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 15, 2008

Right now, this is “Tier 1″ Proprietary with some customization (like Facebook & MySpace). Social networking is driven by the desire of people to “demonstrate themselves&#. Predicts a tiered structure will develop. Owned by major companies. Mass subscription with low/no barriers to entry. Google Sites for the wiki.

Social Networks 170

Social Networks Social Network Network Wiki 170

Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Haven’t you see MySpace, facebook and blogs. Annoyingly, just as complaints about literacy multiply, along comes a technology that has promoted a renaissance in reading and writing, yet it is treated with contempt by the ‘pen and paper’ brigade. Children don’t keep diaries any more – oh yeah! They’re obsessed by diary keeping.

Social Networks 170

Social Networks Skype Ning MySpace 170

Experiencing eLearning

OCTOBER 6, 2008

I should add to this slide MySpace profiles and things like that, your account on Flickr. It wouldn’t be a network without diversity. Internet technology that encourages diversity rather than conformity includes things like personal home pages or these days, blogs.

Metrics 170

Metrics MySpace Diversity Training Network 170

Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 14, 2009

Facebook & Myspace are most common in the US, but other parts of the world have regional favorites. Leave persistent comments (not just IM). Personalize pages with widgets etc. Tools to collaborate. Focus in this paper on non-content social tools (not Flickr or YouTube). How does it fit with distance learning. Interactions with content.

Social Networks 171

Social Networks Social Network Distance Learning Network 171