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Title:
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SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF COLLABORATIVE ELEARNING ENVIRONMENTS |
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Author(s):
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Timothy Arndt |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-82-3 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Social networking, learning communities, collaborative learning. |
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Type:
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Poster/Demonstration |
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First Page:
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511 |
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Last Page:
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513 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Post-secondary students are increasingly receiving instruction by eLearning. This mode of instruction can result in the students learning in isolation, with bad results in educational outcomes. The same type of isolation can occur for part-time students and those who are working while taking classes. In such circumstances, we believe that it would be beneficial for instructors to facilitate the formation of small collaborative learning communities. One mechanism that can be exploited for this purpose is social networking, given the popularity of this phenomenon among the student population. We are currently developing innovative approaches to building collaborative learning communities for eLearning students using social networks. As a preliminary step in this research, we have conducted a survey of our target student population. In this poster paper, we present the results of our survey and our reflections on the how the results will guide our future work. We also will present in the poster the results of our latest experimentations, which will be carried out in January and February 2013 on the use of social networking for Collaborative eLearning environments. |
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