Social Media Learning

Social Media 4 Learning
By
Dr.Ms.KumudaGururao
Consultant to Education & Corporate Sectors
http://www.advisor2u.com

What is Web 2.0?

The term "Web 2.0" is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate
interactive information sharing
interoperability,
user-centered ...
innovation through collaborative worken.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

How can you use web 2.0 to enhance learning?
(suggest web 2.0 based tools)

You can use following tools to enhance learning.
Google Docs
Social networks such as Elgg
Blog,
Wikis
Social Media Tools such as Twitter, Facebook
I shall introduce web 2.0 based, os software Elgg

What is Elgg?
It is web 2.0 based, open source, social networking application.

Characteristics of Web 2.0

What can be achieved using Elgg?

Where can SML be used?
SML can be used in following cases
Higher Educational Institutions
Training Institutes
Corporate Sectors as KM

What can be achieved using Elgg?
Each and every participant in the SML Application can

Share files
Can maintain a blog
Can add members
Can form members into groups
Can add pages providing information related to curriculum
Add wire posts of 140 characters and send them to all or certain groups of members

At each and every stage, control can be exercised as to who should be added in SML, who must be included in a group and whether you can go public or not.

What are the uses of SML (Elgg) in Education?
Hence SML Application can be utilized for implementing

Project work
Giving and monitoring assignments
Complimenting daily work by sharing important links
To make important announcements

Pre-requisites

Knowledge of Twitter Grammar for Usage and Blog Writing

Institutes Using Elgg?
Aalborg University
Aurora's technological and research institute
Athabasca University
Athabasca University :: Canada
BCcampus :: Canada
Bremen Red cross :: Germany
Berkeley University
Clarkstown Central School District New York City
Cégep@distance
CHN University :: Netherlands
ConnectingUEL - University of East London, England
Co-Operative Medical College, Cochin, Kerala
CVU Sønderjylland :: Denmark
Duke Corporate Education :: USA
Earlham College
Eifel :: France
Faculty of Education, University of Sevilla
France Telecom R&D :: France
Graz University of Technology

Harvard University
Hogeschool Leiden
ICT4D Consortium at Royal Holloway, University of London
Institute for Technology and Management (Management students)Institute for technology and management Institute for technology and management Ins-India
Institution Universitaria Colombo Americano :: Columbia
Kingston University
KeyPal, a Socrates, Grundtvig programme :: Europe wide- KompetenceCenterDjursland :: Denmark
Leeds Elgg - University of Leeds, England
London South Bank University
Me2U - Athabasca University, Canada
National University of Ireland, Galway
Oregon State University
Open University of the Netherlands
Royal Roads University :: CanadaRed River College :: Canada
Redhill School
RMIT University :: Australia

Stanford University
Staffordshire University
St Ives School, Haslemere :: England
Singularity University
Saugus school district
The University of Brighton
University of British Columbia :: Canada
The University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill
The University of Northampton
Tufts University
UNC Chapel Hill
Universitéd'Auvergne
University of Calgary, Grid Research Centre
University of Cambridge, Department of Earth Sciences
University of East London
University of Exeter, School of Education
UHI - University of the Highlands and Islands
Universite Lille1
Université Montpellier 1
University of Melbourne
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Institutes Using Elgg
Université Paris-Sud 11
Université Paris Descartes - Paris V
Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7
University of Reading
University Ramon Llull :: Spain
University of Stirling
University of Salford
University of Southern California :: USA
University of Szeged
University of Saarland :: Germany
Hyper-Elgg - University of Tampere, Finland
University of Westminster
University of Wollongong
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Wiley Faculty network

Professional Organizations
Institute of Physics - community to support UK Physics teachers
Primary School Teaching - community for primary school teachers
RIBA Kowledge Communities - online support for architects and other professionals in the industry
Wiley Faculty Network - global community of faculty, connected by a passion for teaching and a drive to learn, share, and collaborate.
Businesses
SoLearn - Social Learning Environment for learning professionals to find out more about social media in learning

Non-profits
World Wild Life Fund
learn2perform - for internal social learning
One Planet Community - to deliver and support their external sustainability programme
Source
http://elgg.com/education.php
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/janehart/projects.html

Advantages of opting for Elgg –
Highly scalable,
Can be customized (template etc)
Being an OS latest updates will be available
Team of Researchers will be available to listen to your requirements

Screenshot of Elgg - 1

Thank You
By
Dr.Ms.KumudaGururao
Consultant to Education & Corporate Sectors
http://www.advisor2u.com

Social Media Learning

by Kumuda Gururao on May 14, 2010

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