Clark Quinn
OCTOBER 4, 2008
This week we looked at Social Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. As a student we learn how to ignore the chatter.
Tony Karrer
OCTOBER 2, 2007
I've run across a couple of interesting posts recently that seem to have spawned from a Business Week article - Scaling the Social Web. Hasn't eBay had social networking features for a long time? And doesn't Flickr (images), del.icio.us (bookmarks), etc. all have a social networking aspect to them?
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Tony Karrer
AUGUST 10, 2009
You won't think of things like the location of the document (local, email attachment, network drive, SharePoint) or multiple versions in files at all. Many of the tools that we include in the list of social software are things that may be more like discussion group software. This software has been around for many years.
ID Reflections
JULY 20, 2011
Lurkers are part of the all-important weak-tie network, and it's important to keep them engaged, even if engagement does not translate to participation. The perceived expertise level of the others in the community (if I am out of my depth, I may just lurk). Participation, I think, is a factor/output of multiple variables.
Tony Karrer
NOVEMBER 22, 2008
Thursday, 01/29/2009 8:00AM - 9:00AM Over the past 20 years, there has been an explosion of information sources, greatly increased accessibility of experts and expertise around the world, and new tools emerging every day. Session Hopping a Practical Guide General Session - New Work Literacies and E-Learning 2.0
E-Learning Provocateur
MARCH 16, 2009
So forget about trying to “know&# everything; instead, build your network of knowledge sources , and access them whenever you need them. As the learner acquires expertise, we must recognise that in this digital age, no one person can ever be expected to know it all. Social and professional networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
Coursy
AUGUST 26, 2022
An integration of blogs, wikis, content management systems (plone), simple social tools (skype), networking tools (Orkut), collaborative spaces (groove, and acollab), and the use of emerging "connection-making" protocols like RSS and Atom. Networks do work: learning communities/networks/ecologies.
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