Social Not-working?
Evaluating and building an online
learning community




Colin Gray & Keith Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University
The Edinburgh Napier Educat
         Exchange




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Project Rationale
          Workshop participants requiring
         continuing, long term support
          Staff projects requiring a collaboration
         resource
          Communication across school and faculty




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System Features
          Blogging
          Collaborative page creation
          Groups
          File sharing
          Bookmarking


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Answer                                                                       Count   Percent

 Discussion forums within groups                                              19      43.18%

 Keeping up to date with teaching & learning activities currently happening   17      38.64%
 within Edinburgh Napier.

 Providing a shared collaborative space for groups involving internal and     13      29.55%
 external members

 Sharing education resources                                                  12      27.27%

 Other, please state:                                                         11      25%

 Use of the group tool as an online presence for projects or initiatives      10      22.73%

 Admin file sharing (eg. project documents, policies, etc)                    6       13.64%

 Blogging                                                                     5       11.36%

 Use of groups as an online presence for Teaching Fellows Special Interest    5       11.36%
 Groups

 Media sharing (eg. images                                                    3       6.82%

 Creation of web pages                                                        2       4.55%

 Instant communication (eg. the wire or ENEE personal messages)               2       4.55%




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Social Not-working? Evaluating an online learning community for higher education

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    Social Not-working? Evaluating andbuilding an online learning community Colin Gray & Keith Smyth, Edinburgh Napier University
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    The Edinburgh NapierEducat Exchange Page 2
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    Project Rationale Workshop participants requiring continuing, long term support Staff projects requiring a collaboration resource Communication across school and faculty Page 3
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    System Features Blogging Collaborative page creation Groups File sharing Bookmarking Page 4
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    Answer Count Percent Discussion forums within groups 19 43.18% Keeping up to date with teaching & learning activities currently happening 17 38.64% within Edinburgh Napier. Providing a shared collaborative space for groups involving internal and 13 29.55% external members Sharing education resources 12 27.27% Other, please state: 11 25% Use of the group tool as an online presence for projects or initiatives 10 22.73% Admin file sharing (eg. project documents, policies, etc) 6 13.64% Blogging 5 11.36% Use of groups as an online presence for Teaching Fellows Special Interest 5 11.36% Groups Media sharing (eg. images 3 6.82% Creation of web pages 2 4.55% Instant communication (eg. the wire or ENEE personal messages) 2 4.55% Page 9
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