Social Software in HE Study Report
Report on the JISC funded study on the Effective use of social software in HE in the UK. Useful section on benefits to the students/challenges of using social software in education. Thanks to Cathy Tong for this.
7 Things You Should Know About Personal Learning Environments
- The term personal learning environment (PLE) describes the tools, communities, and services that constitute the individual educational platforms that learners use to direct their own learning and pursue educational goals. PLEs represent a shift away from the model in which students consume information through independent channels such as the library, a textbook, or an LMS, moving instead to a model where students draw connections from a growing matrix of resources that they select and organize. The use of PLEs may herald a greater emphasis on the role that metacognition plays in learning, enabling students to actively consider and reflect upon the specific tools and resources that lead to a deeper engagement with content to facilitate their learning.
Twenty-Five Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.