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#40years of educational technology: Social media

Learning with e's

Social media lend themselves naturally to support learning through discussions, collaboration and sharing. They also have the capacity to support personal learning. They are vital components of the web, and social media are important for education - because learning is essentially social and personal.

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A new framework for supporting learning and performance in the social workplace

Jane Hart

Here is an updated version (V3) of the WSD Framework with more charts and descriptions, and now available as a PDF to download under a Creative Commons Licence. Social tools are changing not only the way that professionals are working and learning but also the way that organisations are transforming into social businesses.

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7 ways to support learner-teacher interaction

Learning with e's

Here''s a few ideas for you to consider: 1) Lecturers can make sure they maintain dialogue with their students through participation in social media sites. 2) One popular social media site - Twitter - is a different proposition entirely. Does technology provide any realistic, sustainable solutions? But be careful.

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#CoronaVirus, class closures and communication

Learning with e's

Plenty of Creative Commons licensed content and Open Educational Resource material is already available on the Web. Share ideas using social media and other online discussion forums. Use any means possible, whether video, audio or text to support them, respond to their questions, and encourage them to continue learning.

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Is sharing caring? #OpenBlog19

Learning with e's

I attended an event in Utrecht, in the Netherlands way back in 2007, at around the time that social media was emerging as a serious learning technology. Together for two days, we discussed how digital technologies and networks could support learning. million views). Is sharing caring? Unported License.

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Being there

Learning with e's

This is where the technology may have failed to support the interaction. Feelings of intimacy, or warmth, or common understanding through technology all fall under the category of social presence. Wheeler, S. 2007) The influence of communication technologies and approaches to study on transactional distance in blended learning.

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Leveling Up Your Professional Learning

CourseArc

CourseArc was built as a tool and team to support organizations as they build online content. See our tool in action and then check back to our blog and social media feeds for additional resources and case studies on how our clients are using CourseArc to move their professional development and training programs online.