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The Use of Web 2.0 Social Networking Technologies to Expedite Collaboration Both in and Out of the University Classroom
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, Indiana State University, United States

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Vancouver, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-76-1 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

Abstract

There has been a shift in the ways that students learn, communicate and gather information in the worlds technologically infused social environment. An antidotal look at university instruction reveals that the major vehicle of delivery still follows a strict lecture format. In this paper, a case study will be used to examine the use of social networking as used to facilitate scholarly collaboration and productivity among and between university graduate students and faculty. In a second case new and innovative instructional possibilities will be explored that are currently in use in a junior level teacher education pedagogy class. Using the tools of social networking including Chat, Twitter, Blogs and Wikis, the classroom environment is transforming into a collaborative learning experiment that better addresses student needs and learning preferences.

Citation

Tinnerman, L. (2009). The Use of Web 2.0 Social Networking Technologies to Expedite Collaboration Both in and Out of the University Classroom. In T. Bastiaens, J. Dron & C. Xin (Eds.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2009--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 3722-3726). Vancouver, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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