Microblogs in Higher Education – A chance to facilitate informal and process-oriented learning?

Ebner, Martin; Lienhardt, Conrad; Rohs, Matthias; Meyer, Iris

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2009.12.006

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“…Özsoy (2011) afirma que permite el acercamiento entre usuarios para debatir temas por su rápida interacción. Ebner et al (2010) junto a Stieger y Burger (2010) reconocen que es útil en el ámbito universitario para difundir información y fomentar debates entre estudiantes interesados en temas específicos (Rinaldo, Tapp y Laverie, 2011). Favorece el aprendizaje a partir de la participación de la comunidad (Rampai y Sopeerak, 2011) y potencia el intercambio de opiniones y experiencias enriquecedoras entre personas de diversos grupos y proyectos (Rinaldo et al, 2011).…”

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Twitter’s contribution to improving strategic communication in Latin American universities

Duque¹,

Pérez²

2013

RUSC. Univ. and Know. Soc.

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Twitter’s contribution to improving strategic communication in Latin American universities

Duque¹,

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2013

RUSC. Univ. and Know. Soc.

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“…Instead we offer a few final thoughts prompted by an area of technology that, at the time of writing, seems to offer novel educational possibilities: online social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. On the whole these resources have not been designed for educational use, and in the spirit of this article we believe that there are interesting possibilities for their use educationally -as others have suggested (for example, Madge et al 2009;Ebner et al 2010;Siemens and Weller 2011). However, we suggest that such uses should have an authentic aspect, which is not necessarily the same as using these resources in the way intended by their designers.…”

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The social construction of educational technology through the use of authentic software tools

Jones¹,

Bissell²

2011

Research in Learning Technology

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A major strand of science and technology studies in recent decades has related to the social construction of technology (SCOT) movement, whose adherents maintain that technological systems are determined just as much by social forces as by technological ones. Taking this SCOT notion as a starting point, and putting a focus on the user, this paper looks at some examples of the educational use of software tools that exploit the functionality of the software in ways far removed from the original design. Examples include the use of spreadsheets, graphics editors and audio editors, and online translation software. Connections are made between the social construction of technology and constructivist pedagogy, particularly in relation to authentic learning.

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“…A study conducted at the University of Applied Sciences of Upper Austria concluded that a type of blog, called microblogging (less than 140 characters) has great potential for the future by expanding teaching and learning beyond the classroom (Ebner et al 2010) Podcasts are rather lower-ranked tools (Table 2) but Zanten et al (2012) argued that the application of podcasting for educational purposes is growing fast in universities. Podcasting is also a great way of allowing students to share their work and experiences over the Internet (TACCLE, 2009).…”

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Evaluation on the use of e-learning tools to support teaching and learning in aquaculture and aquatic sciences education

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Dove²,

Ueberschär³

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Aquacult Int

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Abstract:The study aimed to capture a snapshot of the status of educational means used in teaching and learning in the area of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management at European level, with specific consideration on the use of Information and Communication Technologies and e-learning tools. To achieve this goal, an online survey was compiled and made available to teachers and students across Europe. In total, teachers from 31 institutions and students from 40 institutions participated in this survey. This paper presents the findings, considers trends and poses further questions for sector stakeholders to help in the development of future programmes and support. In summary it can be concluded that few teachers have a comprehensive knowledge of the wide range of ICT tools available and can make use of e-learning tools with complete confidence. There is therefore a real and urgent need to "train the trainers" to use ICT in their teaching environments. From the students' end, there is a strong desire to learn more about the application of e-learning tools and to use them in their learning process. Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation ABSTRACTThe study aimed to capture a snapshot of the status of educational means used in teaching and learning in the area of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management at European level, with specific consideration on the use of Information and CommunicationTechnologies and e-learning tools.To achieve this goal, an online survey was compiled and made available to teachers and students across Europe. In total, teachers from 31 institutions and students from 40 institutions participated in this survey. In summary it can be concluded that few teachers have a comprehensive knowledge of the wide range of ICT tools available and can make use of e-learning tools with complete confidence. There is therefore a real and urgent need to "train the trainers" to use ICT in their teaching environments. From the students' end, there is a strong desire to learn more about the application of e-learning tools and to use them in their learning process.

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Microblogs in Higher Education – A chance to facilitate informal and process-oriented learning?

Cited by 435 publications

References 13 publications

Twitter’s contribution to improving strategic communication in Latin American universities

Twitter’s contribution to improving strategic communication in Latin American universities

The social construction of educational technology through the use of authentic software tools

Evaluation on the use of e-learning tools to support teaching and learning in aquaculture and aquatic sciences education

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