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Very social software

Learning with e's

Two articles that have caught my eye deal with social software in education, and both have landed on my desk in the last few weeks. If you're interested in the impact blogs, wikis and social networking can have on the social and cultural dimensions of education, then take a read of them. Keywords: social software; Web 2.0;

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Engaging online learners 2

Learning with e's

They are also asked to post an image which they think best represents themselves. This activity is a phase 1 activity and involves minimum social interchange. 2009) Destructive creativity on the social web. Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies. Wheeler, S. Hatzipanagos and S. Warburton (Eds.)

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Exploring medical technologies

Learning with e's

Image from Torange A lesser known fact about my career is that I have worked intermittently in medical science for quite several decades. One of my earliest jobs back in the 1980s was managing the educational technology and learning resources for several nurse education centres across the South West of England.

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. What is the extent of the capability of social software to encourage a culture of sharing and collaboration? social software: An enabling suite of sociable technologies in health and healthcare education.

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Top 100 eLearning Items

Tony Karrer

Introducing The Conversation Prism eLearning Trends 2007 and 2008 TechCrunch White Label Social Networking Platforms Chart How to Insert YouTube Videos in PowerPoint Presentations LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS Corporate Policies on Web 2.0

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CONCEDE Project

Learning with e's

Students are using social networking sites to post up their content, including text, images and links they would like to keep and share. or social software services, please consider completing this survey. Image source Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. User generated content is everywhere.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with e's

The Social Web promotes collaboration Collaborative forms of learning are becoming increasingly popular methods of adult education, because they involve all students in the process of learning. MentorBlog: Connecting Students and their Mentors using Social Software. British Journal of Educational Technology , 39(6), 987-995.

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