Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Interaction and Engagement, and Social Computing

Social Software in Higher Education: Isolated Accidents or the Start of Something Big?

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Title:Social Software in Higher Education: Isolated Accidents or the Start of Something Big? (ID: EDU07242)
Author(s):Eja Kliphuis (INHOLLAND University of Professional Education), Bas Cordewener (SURFfoundation), Cyprien P. Lomas (The University of British Columbia), and Julie K. Little (EDUCAUSE)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Blogs, wikis, and networking tools appear to gain widespread acceptance. How are higher education professionals using social software tools in their practice? Is there any convergence with what students using them bring to the institution? We will invite participation to explore these questions and determine if there are international differentiators.

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Teaching and Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World

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Title:Teaching and Learning Experiences in a User-Created Virtual World (ID: EDU07269)
Author(s):David M. Antonacci (The University of Kansas Medical Center), David Thomas (University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center), Stephanie Gerald (The University of Kansas Medical Center), Edward Lamoureux (Bradley University), Randolph Hollingsworth (University of Kentucky), and Nicholas S. Noakes (Hong Kong University of Science & Technology)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

Second Life is a user-created virtual world simultaneously played by thousands of people around the world. In this session, we’ll share our experiences of teaching in Second Life. Using the interaction combinations integration model we developed as a framework, we will describe our projects, outcomes, and recommendations.

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