Hamilton May 2011
Bruno Poellhuber
Terry Anderson
Nicole Racette
Agenda
• 1. Problem and theoretical base (Terry) - 5 min
• 2. Objectives and methodology (Bruno) - 5 min
• 3. Athabasca (with ELGG tour) - 10 min
• 4. TÉLUQ - 10 min
• 5. University of Montreal - 10 min
• 6. General discussion - 20 min
Social Networking in Self Paced Models of Distance Education
• Self Paced, continuous enrolment programming maximizes learner freedom, accessibility and control
• Very little DE programming and research done on this model
• Canada’s largest and single mode universities use self –paced model
Associated with higher drop out rates
• Can Social/Networking Software Make a Difference??
Social Networking Software
– T”social software refers to a set of network
tools designed specifically to support
sharing, collaboration, socializing and
resulting in the development of multiple
forms of social capital (Jones &
Thomas, 2007).
– profiles, wikis, blogs, posting walls, artefact
tagging, web conferencing, calendaring
and other network-based tools
Educational Social Software
• “ allows individuals to meet, work
together, and share insights, ideas and
artefacts, thus affording learners the
opportunity to meet each other and forge
learning relationships.” (Anderson, 2004)
Personal Learning Environments• The short term involves the success of the
course, the long term term involves the success to life long learners and formal education!
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