1. Designing for open learning environments: what role for social media and e-Learning 2.0? European Conference on Educational Research, ECER 2009, University of Vienna, 28-20 September 2009 ECER 2009, Vienna, 29.09.2009
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7. Main Goal of e-Jump 2.0 Connecting learning communities across Europe
25. On the relationship between the technical and social infrastructure Characteristic Social Infrastructure Technical Infrastructure Participation Active-Passive Visible-Invisible Openness Democratic participation Integrating open tools and content Conversation Self-initiated De-centralised and not broadcast Community Self-initiated based on group identity Trust management Connectedness Choice to initiate and respond Recommendations based on profile and activities
26. How can this infrastructure support teacher professional development? Characteristic Ways to support teacher professional development Participation Active participation involving contributions and feedback Openness Openness to feedback and sharing the resources Conversation Engagement in two-way communication and dialogue Community Contribution to the building of the community of practice Connectedness Connecting to other sites, people and resources
Participation - social media encourages contributions and feedback from everyone who is interested. It blurs the line between media and audience. Openness - most social media services are open to feedback and participation. They encourage voting, comments and the sharing of information. There are rarely any barriers to accessing and making use of content – password-protected content is frowned on. Conversation - whereas traditional media is about “broadcast” (content transmitted or distributed to an audience) social media is better seen as a two-way conversation. Community - social media allows communities to form quickly and communicate effectively. Communities share common interests, such as a love of photography, a political issue or a favourite TV show. Connectedness - most kinds of social media thrive on their connectedness, making use of links to other sites, resources and people.
Over 50% Agreed of Strongly that the OLE was: Well suited to course contents and goals Was satisfied with the OLE It was suitable for the learning tasks to be carried out. Was user frien Was user friendly Was aesthetically pleasant
Over 60% Agreed or Strongly Agreed on 6 out of 8 items – favourable opinions related to Learning Resources.
Course assigments: This is quite spread and somewhat mixed responses
Assessment and feedback: Generally favourable resposnses from over 50% though around 25% not so.
Over 60% Agreed or Strongly Agreed that: They learned what e-learning 2.0 from a pedagogical perspective That the course introduced an innovative pedagogical approach