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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

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Summary: “Debates rage about the appropriateness of using social networking in teaching, with arguments ranging from waste of time and distraction from academic goals to needed to reach net generation student. An example of using a social networking tool, Ning, in an online class is reported.&#. Their course.

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Weekly Bookmarks (4/18/2010)

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Directory of E-Learning Tools: Social networks. Lots of choices for social networking & collaboration tools. Those looking for replacements for Ning are probably most interested in the private/closed social networks that are free and hosted. tags : socialnetworking , tools.

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Two Free Online Conferences

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Join the Ning group and register on the conference event page. Brief Intro to Social Networks. Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning. The second is LearnTrends 2009 , November 17-19, with the theme of “Convergence in Workplace Learning.&# Now What?

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Daily Bookmarks 09/29/2008

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Harold Jarche » Selecting Social Network Platforms. Describes several smaller social network platforms with some pluses and minuses, including Ning, Grou.ps, Buddy Press, and Elgg. This one includes all the available flags in Skype. Note that some of the hidden emoticons are PG. tags: skype. Posted in

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TCC09 Keynote: Global Collaboration in the Web 2.0 World

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What was face-to-face, formal with limited interaction - Social networking has made instant, on-demand, informal, global and constant. Communicate = Ning. Social Bookmarking. She has mixed feelings about Ning for students–it’s not as global, you have to be a member to interact even on public sites.

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