Resource Sharing in a Self-Organizing Online Forum

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Title:Resource Sharing in a Self-Organizing Online Forum (ID: EDU06310)
Author(s):Shelley Henson
Topics:CMS, Resource Sharing, Social Computing, Virtual Community
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/12/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Open Learning Support is social software integrated with MIT OpenCourseWare that allowed users to find each other to ask/answer questions. This session will describe how learners shared resources to answer questions about math and science course content. It will also describe the process of improving an online forum to meet learner needs.
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