Folksonomies – Cooperative Classification and Communication Through Shared Metadata
This paper by Adam Mathes examines user-generated metadata as implemented and applied in two web services (Del.icio.us and Flickr) designed to share and organize digital...
Ultralab has just published a survey of literature…
Ultralab has just published a survey of literature…: “Ultralab has just published a survey of literature related to the use of computer games (or video...
Selling education to world
From BBC NEWS | Education UK ‘must sell education to world’ The British Council says there are a million overseas students in the UK and...
A Typology of Virtual Communities: A Multi-Disciplinary Foundation for Future Research
From the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication: A Typology of Virtual Communities: A Multi-Disciplinary Foundation for Future Research Abstract: Despite the growing popularity of virtual...
Beyond the LMS
From Parkin’s Lot: E-Learning Adventures Beyond the LMS Initially, we failed to appreciate that the internet is a vehicle for connecting people with each other,...
Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start elearning
From: elearnspace. Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start elearning In developing e-learning there is a temptation to start with the technology and let...
Why do teachers get to learn the most?
From Athabasca via e-JIST A common report from anecdotal writing over many generations of educators is that it is the teacher who usually learns the...
Wiki
From Kairosnews Well, the Wiki manages to profit from the Enlightenment project while not making the mistake of presenting itself as an unquestioned authority or...
Categories of eLearning
eLearning Categories I picked this up from Albert Ip’s blog at Random Walk in e-Learning One of the biggest challenges in discussing elearning arises from...
ePortfolio challenge
From Auricle Ok, let’s say we’re keen to see our students value and use e-portfolios. Or, let’s say we’ve developed an educational programme that ‘requires’...