In his podcast on the journal website, Neil talks about exposing the 'gritty reality' of social software, and how he wanted the special issue to 'priviledge robust empirical study' into the likes of wikis and social networking tools in formal learning contexts. Tags: social networking wiki Lyndsay Grant FaceBook Neil Selwyn Should we try to use social networking services such as Facebook and Myspace as serious educational tools, or should they remain the domain of informal chat and backstage antics? toward a more critical perspective. MORE >>

Browse or Search » November 07, 2006 Blogs, Wikis, and Bears. tools (blogs, wikis, social networking, etc.), Here is the basic information: Course Trailer / Infomercial (3 to 4 minute video) Course Web Site Here are the primary course resources: Video Lectures Course Wiki Now. what about my post title, "Blogs, Wikis, and Bears. College Search Ebooks Elearning Hodge Podge Legos Nokia Tablets Nordic Skiing Podcasts RSS Trends and Topics Run for China Software Tools Web / Corporate 2.0 Oh My! This past March I turned 50 years old. Lets see. Oh My!" MORE >>

UPDATE: We’ve moved to a Wiki to better organize; check out [link]. An idea floated up again today that has been floated many times before about doing a learning-related podcast. While my current podcast has been much neglected by me, I’ve thought of doing a podcast several times in the past and have opined on it openly here on the blog, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Social Learning education google idea learning lrntalk moderator podcast TrainingPerhaps with the help of a healthy inner circle who might relish the idea, maybe the time has come. MORE >>

Many of those who presented identified similar themes, including the exponential rise and popularity of social media (blogs, wikis, podcasts, social network tools), open educational resources and mobile learning. Sir John Daniel developing nations podcasts education blogs social media Mega-schools Graham Attwell learning EDEN Conference wikisThe first EDEN ( European Distance and E-learning Network ) Fellows day was a thought provoking and absorbing event. Pictured - Fellows discussing a proposal for a position paper). Unported License. MORE >>

The use of wikis in group learning to promote collaboration and make a record of what has been learnt is becoming more popular in all sectors of education. Podcasts, normally in the form of the audio recording of an event, are also a means of projecting and sharing content to others so that they can listen at a time and in a place (usually on the move) of their choosing. video Personal Learning Environment blog PLE tagging content creation wiki podcast digital literacyThe blog content allows me perhaps to view a problem from a different perspective. Unported License. MORE >>