LEARNING 2.0GETHER IN SOCIAL NETWORKS:EDMODO vs. FACEBOOK
Nil GÖKSEL CANBEK, BA, MA, PhD CandidateAnadolu University, Eskişehir, TURKEY
ICDET 201521-23 May, İstanbul
Description of SNSs-ii
SNSs
The online tools that let users create their web identities
(Boyd & Ellison, 2007)
Characteristics of SNSs
SNSs They allow for self-expression; They require little or no knowledge of web
design; They allow for social interaction and
networking; They are free or inexpensive to use.
(Hutchison, 2008)
DISTANCE EDUCATION: SNSs
The developing aspects of DE
let our learning experiences:
be different than before;become the vital part of a learning community;connect through online interactions.
SNSs in HE
Within the scope of learning:
Courses in which learners are directed to educational social networks (SNSs) are mainly
designed within
cognitive and constructivist
perspectives.
COGNITIVE & CONSTRUCTIVIST LEARNING ACTIVITIES
learning experiences on social networks
positive
collaborative
equivalent
«experiences»
with no constrains (!) of time or location
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/12-best-ning-groups-for-teachers-to.html
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Educational SNSs-i
EDMODO
Edmodo is an educational website that takes the ideas of a social network and refines them and makes it appropriate for a classroom.
EDMODO
«free and secure»
educational learning network
used to
provide a simple way for teachers to create and manage an online
classroom.
«connect learning communities»
(Balasubramanian, Jaykumar & Fukey, 2014)