The recent emergence of social software has blurred the line between producers and consumers of content and has shifted attention from the access to information toward access to people. Social applications have amplified the possibilities to meet individuals with common interest, ideas, values, practices. The rapid and pervasive uptake of social software happened very much under the radar, surprising the majority, especially in learning and education research. Initiatives were promoted to channel the energy of social software into education, but the results varied and suggested the need for a better understanding both of learning and of the social Web. The Web is providing countless possibilities for informal learning, which are successfully engaging a vast public, and niche communities are proliferating within the ‘Long Tail’ effect. Why are those spontaneous initiatives succeeding in employing social software for learning and knowledge enhancement? To address this question, this research investigates web-based grassroots initiatives, which are benefiting from social software for learning and knowledge development.
La recente comparsa dei social software ha offuscato il confine tra produttori e consumatori di contenuti e ha spostato l'attenzione dall'accesso alle informazioni all'accesso alle persone. I social software hanno amplificato le possibilità di incontrare persone con interessi comuni, idee, valori, pratiche. La diffusione pervasiva dei social software è occorsa rapidamente, sorprendendo la maggior parte, soprattutto nell'ambito della ricerca educativa e dell’apprendimento. Iniziative sono state promosse per incanalare l'energia dei social software nel sistema educativo, ma i risultati sono stati fluttuanti ed hanno indicato la necessità di una migliore comprensione, sia dell’apprendimento, sia del Web sociale. Il Web fornisce innumerevoli possibilità per l'apprendimento informale, che hanno coinvolto con successo un vasto pubblico, e le comunità di nicchia stanno proliferando nell’effetto ‘Long Tail’. Perché tali iniziative spontanee riescono ad impiegare efficacemente il software sociale per l'apprendimento e la valorizzazione delle conoscenze? Per rispondere alla domanda, questa ricerca analizza le iniziative spontanee nel Web, che beneficiano dei social software per l'apprendimento e lo sviluppo della conoscenza.
Web-based grassroots initiatives for learning and knowledge enhancement: authentic engagement through social media / Carletti, Laura. - (2012 Feb 24).
Web-based grassroots initiatives for learning and knowledge enhancement: authentic engagement through social media
Carletti, Laura
2012-02-24
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The recent emergence of social software has blurred the line between producers and consumers of content and has shifted attention from the access to information toward access to people. Social applications have amplified the possibilities to meet individuals with common interest, ideas, values, practices. The rapid and pervasive uptake of social software happened very much under the radar, surprising the majority, especially in learning and education research. Initiatives were promoted to channel the energy of social software into education, but the results varied and suggested the need for a better understanding both of learning and of the social Web. The Web is providing countless possibilities for informal learning, which are successfully engaging a vast public, and niche communities are proliferating within the ‘Long Tail’ effect. Why are those spontaneous initiatives succeeding in employing social software for learning and knowledge enhancement? To address this question, this research investigates web-based grassroots initiatives, which are benefiting from social software for learning and knowledge development.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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