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)
Topics:Blog, Instructional Technologies, Interaction and Engagement, Social Computing, Social Software, Web 2.0, Wiki
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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