ERIC Number: EJ863866
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1449-5554
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"Cloudworks": Social Networking for Learning Design
Conole, Grainne; Culver, Juliette
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v25 n5 p763-782 2009
Can we apply the best of Web 2.0 principles to an educational context? More specifically can we use this as a means of shifting teaching practice to a culture of sharing learning ideas and designs? This paper describes a new social networking site, "Cloudworks", which aims to provide a mechanism for sharing, discussing and finding learning and teaching ideas and designs. We describe the development of the site and the key associated concepts, "clouds" and "cloudscapes". We provide a summary of recent activities and plans for the future. We conclude by describing the underpinning theoretical perspectives we have drawn on in the development of the site and in particular the notion of "social objects" in social networking and a framework for "sociality" for transforming user practice online. (Contains 2 tables and 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Open Universities, Instructional Materials, Social Networks, Educational Resources, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Internet, Distance Education, Web Based Instruction, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Shared Resources and Services
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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