Knowledge Media Tools to Foster Social Learning

Alexandra Okada; Simon Buckingham Shum; Michelle Bachler; Eleftheria Tomadaki; Peter Scott; Alex Little; Marc Eisenstadt

doi:10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch056

Knowledge Media Tools to Foster Social Learning

Alexandra Okada
, Simon Buckingham Shum
, Michelle Bachler
, Eleftheria Tomadaki
, Peter Scott
, Alex Little
, Marc Eisenstadt

Open University Milton Keynes

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Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to overview the ways in which knowledge media technologies create opportunities for social learning. The Open Content movement has been growing rapidly, opening up new opportunities for widening participation. One of the Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives is the OpenLearn project, launched by the Open University, which integrates three knowledge media technologies: Compendium, FM and MSG. In this chapter, the authors analyse some examples, which show how these tools can be used to foster open sensemaking communities by mapping knowledge, location and virtual interactions. At the end, they present some questions and future horizons related to this research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Computing
Subtitle of host publication	Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: Volumes 1-4
Pages	864-884
Number of pages	21
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781605669854
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch056
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan. 2009

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