Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning
Kapitel 6, Seite 109--128. Athabasca University Press, Edmonton, Canada, (Juli 2010)Zusammenfassung
In 2008, an open access, graduate level, educational technology course was offered at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina. The development and facilitation of this course was inspired by philosophies of the open source movement, recent trends in social media, and pedagogies designed to inspire the open, transparent, and networked learning of its participants. The outcome of this course could hardly have been anticipated. By the end of the semester, non-registered participants outnumbered registered students 10 to 1 as a larger educational community formed around the course. The resulting experience has provided insight into the potential for leveraging personal learning networks in open access and distance education.