Facilitating E-Learning with Social Software: Attitudes and Usage from the Student's Point of View

Reinhard Bernsteiner, Herwig Ostermann and Roland Staudinger
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Reinhard Bernsteiner: University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria
Herwig Ostermann: University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria
Roland Staudinger: University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Austria

International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT), 2008, vol. 3, issue 3, 16-33

Abstract: This article explores how social software tools can offer support for innovative learning methods and instructional design in general, and those related to self-organized learning in an academic context in particular. In the first section, the theoretical basis for the integration of wikis, discussion forums, and Weblogs in the context of learning are discussed. The second part presents the results of an empirical survey conducted by the authors and explores the usage of typical social software tools that support learning from a student’s perspective. The article concludes that social software tools have the potential to be a fitting technology in a teaching and learning environment.

Date: 2008
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