Are learning management systems doomed?

By Tony Bates, on November 16th, 2009

As usual, George Siemen’s blog is being provocative in his November 10, 2009 posting: Futue of learning: LMS or SNS, in which he argues that Facebook is the model for education in the future, not Moodle. The discussion following his blog is also worth following.

My only comments on his blog:

1. Why does [...]

November 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Bibliography, Blogs, Teaching and learning, Technology, Tony's Blog, Tweets, learner-centered teaching, learning management systems, selection of media and technologies, social software | Leave a comment

Facebook + Education = ?

By Tony Bates, on February 4th, 2009

Wong, M. (2009) Facebook + Education = ? UBC e-strategy Newsletter, February

An interesting article on the pros and cons of Facebook in education. See also: Jaschik, S. (2009) ‘Online social networking on campus‘ Inside Higher Education, Jan 8

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The dangers of social networking

By Tony Bates, on January 14th, 2009

Carter, C. (2009) Phony Facebook pages teach students a lesson eSchool News, 12 Jan

Article of how a company’s social software activity was high-jacked in an attempt to access student personal data at Butler University, Indianapolis. A solution or defence against this is also offered.

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Harnessing Social Networks in Universities

By Tony Bates, on November 1st, 2008

Guess, A. (2008) Social Networks, the Next Educational Tool? Inside Higher Education, Nov. 1

A study conducted this year at Arizona State University sought to take a closer look at first-year students’ use of social networks, mainly Facebook and MySpace.

The study was presented by Laura C. Brewer, director of research and evaluation at Arizona [...]

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