Social Media in Education - social media can act as a 'GLUE' that binds learners and fosters learning conversations that add coherence to otherwise fragmented knowledge on the web. Social Media can also act as a 'FILTER' to sift and find relevant information online.
13. Problem with Online Learning - 2
Economics 1.0 = Based on Scarcity
(for Economy of Atoms)
Economics 2.0 = Based on ABUNDANCE
(for economy of BITS)
14. Problem with Online Learning - 2
Economics 1.0 = Based on Scarcity
(for Economy of Atoms)
Economics 2.0 = Based on abundance
(for economy of BITS)
NEED FOR FILTERING INFORMATION
15. Problem with Online Learning - 2
Economics 1.0 = Based on Scarcity
(for Economy of Atoms)
Economics 2.0 = Based on abundance
(for economy of BITS)
NEED FOR FILTERING INFORMATION
NEED FOR AMPLIFIERS - FOR OWN VOICE
16. Problem with Online Learning - 2
Economics 1.0 = Based on Scarcity
(for Economy of Atoms)
Economics 2.0 = Based on abundance
(for economy of BITS)
NEED FOR FILTERING INFORMATION
Algorithm-
1. Algorithm-based Filters
- E.g. Google
17. Problem with Online Learning - 2
Economics 1.0 = Based on Scarcity
(for Economy of Atoms)
Economics 2.0 = Based on abundance
(for economy of BITS)
NEED FOR FILTERING INFORMATION
Algorithm-
Algorithm-based Filters Media-
2. Social Media-based Filters
- Google
-Your Friends on Facebook
Your
-Recommendation Systems
Recommendation
(Amazon feature - ‘People who read this also read’)
-Reputation, Rating, Ranking
Reputation,
systems
18. Advantage of Social Media in
Online Informal Learning
Co-learners add Meaning and Context
Co-
- Comments
- Social Tagging
- Annotating
20. In Summary
- Social Media acts as a ‘FILTER’ to sift and find
‘FILTER’
FILTER
relevant information online
- Social Media facilitates online informal learning by
‘GLUE
GLUE’
acting as a ‘GLUE’ that binds and fosters learning
conversations that bring coherence to otherwise
fragmented online information
21. From Web 1.0 (online information)
to Web 2.0 (online collaboration)
What Next?
23. What Next?
WEB 3.0 = Personalization
Create learning experiences that are highly personalized
“LEEP”
LEEP”
co-
co-Learning Experiences
Enriched & Personalized*
* More about creating enriched elearning experiences using principles from gaming, storytelling is at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27772908/Ideas-for-Enriching-the-e-Learning-Experience