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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 1

Learning with e's

References Gunawardena, C. 1995) Social presence theory and implications for interaction and collaborative learning in computer conferences. 2009) Destructive creativity on the social web. Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies. Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies.

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Engaging online learners 2

Learning with e's

References Gunawardena, C. 1995) Social presence theory and implications for interaction and collaborative learning in computer conferences. 2009) Destructive creativity on the social web. Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies. Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies.

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4 Benefits of Collaborative Learning [Infographic]

CommLab India

It is also referred to as cooperative learning. In collaborative learning, people gain knowledge through interactions and the exchange of information in groups. ” Many studies have demonstrated collaborative learning to be very effective as it improves thinking skills and increases leadership capabilities.

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e-Clippings (Learning As Art): "Using Open Source Social Software as Digital Library Interface" (D-Lib Magazine)

Mark Oehlert

" March 26, 2008 in Application Becomes the Platform | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference "Using Open Source Social Software as Digital Library Interface" (D-Lib Magazine) : Comments The comments to this entry are closed.

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50 Posts and Articles that Made Me Think in 2011

ID Reflections

I have divided them across five categories for easy reference. and Social Business Initiatives Are Likely to Remain Difficult by JonHusband Community Management CommunityManagement: The Strategic New IT-Enabled Business Capability by DionHinchcliffe Communitymanagement: The 'essential' capability of successful Enterprise 2.0

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The changing Web

Learning with e's

Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. References Barsky, E.