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The Space For Social Media In Structured Online Learning, Gilly Salmon, Bella Ross, Ekaterina Pechenkina, Anne-Marie Chase Dec 2015

The Space For Social Media In Structured Online Learning, Gilly Salmon, Bella Ross, Ekaterina Pechenkina, Anne-Marie Chase

Dr Anne-Marie Chase

In this paper, we explore the benefits of using social media in an online educational setting, with a particular focus on the use of Facebook and Twitter by participants in a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) developed to enable educators to learn about the Carpe Diem learning design process. We define social media as digital social tools and environments located outside of the provision of a formal university-provided Learning Management System. We use data collected via interviews and surveys with the MOOC participants as well as social media postings made by the participants throughout the MOOC to offer insights into …

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Embedding Librarians In Virtual Communities, Elizabeth Parang, Valerie Hill, Doug Campbell, Angela Colmenares, Lilly Ramin, Rhonda Super May 2014

Embedding Librarians In Virtual Communities, Elizabeth Parang, Valerie Hill, Doug Campbell, Angela Colmenares, Lilly Ramin, Rhonda Super

Elizabeth Parang

No abstract provided.

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Digital Fluency : Skills Necessary For Learning In The Digital Age, Gerald White Oct 2013

Digital Fluency : Skills Necessary For Learning In The Digital Age, Gerald White

Dr Gerald K. White

This article examines the skills that will be required for the 21st century that will need to be embedded in educational curricula in order achieve them. It begins by considering how communicating between people has changed and current educational responses. A view of 21st century skills follows with an argument for some core subjects that will be necessary. Learning and teaching are then discussed leading to a view about what is needed in order to develop digital fluency in education, for now and the future.

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Skills Needed For Managing Multimedia Development - Invisible Or Visible., Joseph Luca, Pina Tarricone Aug 2013

Skills Needed For Managing Multimedia Development - Invisible Or Visible., Joseph Luca, Pina Tarricone

Dr Pina Tarricone

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Mentoring In Online Doctoral Education, Alice Walters, William Barkley Dec 2012

Mentoring In Online Doctoral Education, Alice Walters, William Barkley

Alice A Walters

Online higher education is a growing source of educational attainment for both traditional and nontraditional students. This research integrates rapid expansion of online learning with mentoring practices in graduate education aimed to increase student success rates. Presented are results from a qualitative case study analyzing one quarter of pilot data from an online doctoral mentoring forum. Major themes of student discussion included program processes, relational interactions, and professional development. Study findings increase understanding perceived needs of human services doctoral students. Implications of the research lead to increasing effectiveness of graduate mentoring and improved student success rates in online education.

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