Networked and Social Learning
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This short paper describes a small, ongoing case study exploring how the affordances of a media sharing Web 2.0 application (VoiceThread) can be evaluated for its pedagogical value. Web 2.0 technologies emerge so quickly it is difficult... more
This paper builds on research directions from 'activity theory'and 'learning design'to provide 'facilitation'for students standing within decision making related to selection of web 2.0 tools and university... more
This chapter excerpt describes the salient elements of social learning theory and practical classroom applications. Video mini-lectures are included.
This chapter focuses on distraction at mobile learning environments from different perspectives. It is hoped that this chapter will contribute to the academic discussion on this topic by exploring whether the term 'distraction' accurately... more
We report on on-going research about students’ learning how to learn with microworlds. We argue that a study of metacognitive skills should take into account microworld characteristics and especially the way learners interact with... more
Higher education systems around the world have been undergoing fundamental changes through the last 50 years from more narrow self-sustaining universities for the elite and into mass universities, where new groups of students have been... more
ResearchGate and Academia.edu have been increasingly acknowledged as the most popular academic social network sites (ASNS) for scholarly communication. Along with their benefits for supporting communication and knowledge sharing within... more
This paper categories and compares various works done in the field of social networking for covert networks. It uses criminal network analysis to categorize various approaches in social engineering like dynamic network analysis,... more
Corrupt exchanges are often brokered by a third party, but this phenomenon has not been satisfactorily explored by researchers of corruption. Literature on brokerage in general provides interesting models but they have not previously been... more
This research explores literacy teachers’ perceptions of integrating information communication technologies (ICTs) into literacy instruction. To this end, a national survey of 1,441 literacy teachers in the United States was conducted.... more
This research, conducted by the author when a Senior Researcher at Newcastle University, UK, was funded by a UK governance organisation to help them assess, integrate and improve their understanding of the governed population.... more
La tesi illustra le basi teoriche, il contesto sociale dell'operazione, i percorsi progettuali e i primi risultati relativi alla creazione e sperimentazione di Trimap (www.trimap.it), un progetto (nato all'interno di questo dottorato) di... more
Kegiatan pembelajaran yang ada sekarang ini umumnya menyajikan presentasi materi yang sama untuk setiap peserta didik karena menganggap bahwa karakteristik semua peserta didik adalah homogen. padahal dalam kenyataannya setiap peserta... more
This article discusses the use of pedagogical models as appropriate means of improvingthe quality of network-based education (NBE). NBE and novel kinds of teaching, studying, andlearning environments have recently become an essential part... more
Despite the widespread use of Social Learning Networks (SLNs), there is little research on the effectiveness of these sites in related literature. Therefore, there is a need for studies investigating but use of SLNs in educational... more
The connections and networks we make both inside and outside of the classroom are critical to our current and future professional success and to the development of lifelong learning skills. Learner agency plays a central role in... more
This article focuses on a national study of writing instructors regarding the inclusion of social media in their teaching. The results from this study indicate the field’s burgeoning interest in social media in the writing classroom: as... more
This paper explores the roots and presents some forms of phenomenology starting with the origin of Husserl’s phenomenology and his notion of going back to things as they are in order to seek their essences. The paper then looks at the... more
Delivering engaging and rigorous learning experiences in online environments has become a key priority for higher education institutions, driving prolific innovation in tools, pedagogy, and research over the last 20 years. The design and... more
Academic social network sites (ASNS) like ResearchGate and Academia.edu are digital platforms for information sharing and systems for open dissemination of scholarly practices that are gaining momentum among researchers of multiple... more
Digital technology and social media are progressively transforming scholarly practices and academic identity into what has been named digital scholarship. However, while specific approaches to the topic have been adopted within diverse... more
The formal decision making (DM) in construction industry (such as PERT and CPM) is based on theassumption that the participant in the center of the activity takes the responsibility of decision and then pass the results to the next... more
The network mindset is about untying some of our ideas about the ways things have to be. What if we allowed ourselves, our organizations, our team- mates, more freedom to explore our roles? Beyond giving permission, what if we challenged... more
This article is derived from a study of the use of Facebook as an educational resource by five dyslexic students at a Sixth Form College in north-west England. Through a project in which teacher-researcher and student-participants... more
Focus is on problem-based learning in a networked learning context with focus on the use of technologies in the communicative processes among the participants. Especially, the role of the teacher in such a context is analysed. The... more
Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, okulda öğretmenlerin mesleki konulardaki birbirlerinden öğrenmelerinin oluşturduğu profesyonel öğrenme ağlarını ortaya koymaktır. Bu temel amaç doğrultusunda, öğretmenlerin okul ortamında, profesyonel... more
This poster analyses the Food Security system of Guatemala and presents different three different scenarios of Advocacy Coalitions depending on the variables used to define the coalition boundaries. It proposes to better define what... more
In the present article, a specified Pedagogical Infrastructure Framework, including technical, social, epistemological and cognitive components, is introduced as a conceptual tool for design-based research to examine the design of complex... more
ELearning and Digital Cultures, from the University of Edinburgh, was offered on the Coursera platform in January 2013. Over 40,000 enrolled, from every continent. The course was aimed mainly at educators wanting to “deepen their... more