Teaching crowds : learning and social media

Dron, Jon 1961- (author.). Anderson, Terry, 1950- (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: "[Authors] introduce a new model for understanding and exploiting the pedagogical potential of Web-based technologies, one that rests on connections - on networks and collectives - rather than on separations. Recognizing that online learning both demands and affords new models of teaching and learning, the authors show how learners can engage with social media platforms to create an unbounded field of emergent connections. These connections empower learners, allowing them to draw from one another's expertise to formulate and fulfill their own educational goals. In an increasingly networked world, developing such skills will, they argue, better prepare students to become self-directed, lifelong learners"--Page [4] of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781927356814
ISBN: 9781927356807
Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (xv, 353 pages) : illustrations
Publisher: Edmonton [Alberta] : AU Press, [2014]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.17 Multi-User. Issued as part of the desLibris books collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	On the nature and value of social software for learning -- Social learning theories -- A typology of social forms for learning -- Learning in groups -- Learning in networks -- Learning in sets -- Learning with collectives -- Stories from the field -- Issues and challenges in educational uses of social software -- The shape of things and of things to come.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.