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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

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. Leave persistent comments (not just IM). Privacy vs. performance–not everyone wants their work to be public.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

Tools - A Summary and particularly my use of the course wiki as the basis for putting course notes, having each team put up their work, etc. Privacy / Confidentiality - Limit the visibility. So, yes, you have to set up policies and alert people just like you do around any form of electronic communication (email, IM).

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