Groups, networks and collectives in social software for e-learning

Terry Anderson, Jon Dron

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    Abstract

    Understanding the affordances, effectiveness and applicability of new media in multiple contexts is usually a slow and evolving process with many failed applications, false starts and blind trails. As result, effective applications are usually much slower to arise than the technology itself. The global network based on ubiquitous Internet connectivity and its uneven application in both formal education and informal learning contexts demonstrates the challenges of effective use of new media. In this paper we attempt to explicate the effective use of the Net for learning by differentiating three granularities of networked social organization. These are defined as the Group, the Network and the Collective. The paper explores the consequences of this perspective, observing that each has both strengths and weaknesses in different contexts and when used for different applications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages15-23
    Number of pages9
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    Event6th European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL 2007 - Copenhagen, Denmark
    Duration: 4 Oct. 20075 Oct. 2007

    Conference

    Conference6th European Conference on e-Learning, ECEL 2007
    Country/TerritoryDenmark
    CityCopenhagen
    Period4/10/075/10/07

    Keywords

    • E-Learning
    • Social software
    • Web 2.0

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