Thought I would start with a question today rather than end with one - am feeling rather reckless!
Is Social Learning what e-learning always should have been about: "information, instruction, education, training, communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing"?
It seems it's one reason (number 4) of the 10 good reasons to get involved in social organisational learning: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/socialmedia/10goodreasons.html
..... and if it is indeed accepted that 20% of learning takes place formally and 80% takes place informally then is the future of Elearning - Social Learning?
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Facebook as personal metrics and the role of networking sites to re-create and re-imagine the relationships students, teachers, administrators, and parents have with education and whether Facebook, and other social networking sites can be used to create the future of learning is a current discussion thread on the 'Future of Learning' Forum - here is the thread link to track discussions there:
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.futureofed.org/index.php/2009/06/11/facebook-as-personal-metrics/
Meanwhile the power of social media to change lives is now being 'distilled, bottled and offered up as a Masters level degree' by Salford and Birmingham University in the UK
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2009/06/12/salford-uni-launches-facebook-degree/1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/5073683/University-offers-social-media-degree-about-Facebook-Twitter-and-Bebo.html
The Salford version is fast becoming known as the 'Facebook Degree' and being promoted as suitable for “creative social entrepreneurs, people who want to make a change to themselves and communities, deploying media for social good.”