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Exploring individual, social and organisational effects on Web 2.0-based workplace learning: a research agenda for a systematic approach

Web 2.0-based workplace learning is defined in this article as informal learning that takes place in the workplace through connections and collaborations mediated by Web 2.0 technology. Web 2.0-based workplace learning has the potential to enhance organisational learning and development. However, little systematic research has been published that explores how individual, social and organisational factors […]

Hashtags and retweets: using Twitter to aid Community, Communication and Casual (informal) learning

Since the evolution of Web 2.0, or the Social Web, the way in which users interact with/on the Internet has seen a massive paradigm shift. Web 2.0 tools and technologies have completely changed the dynamics of the Internet, enabling users to create content; be it text, photographs or video; and furthermore share and collaborate across […]

Few Surprises in NSF Report on San Jose State U. Test of Udacity Courses

With financing from the National Science Foundation, a San Jose State University research team has taken a close look at a high-profile experiment in which the institution offered “augmented” online courses last spring in partnership with the online-learning company Udacity. The team released its long-awaited report late Wednesday, and it contains many more tables than […]

Samsung Unveils Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

Samsung Electronics unveiled on Wednesday its highly anticipated digital wristwatch that can snap photos, track workouts and use an array of apps — gadgetry that the company hopes will catapult it into a market of smart portable devices that leave cellphones in users’ pockets. The New York Times Full Article

Realigning Higher Education for the 21st-Century Learner through Multi-Access Learning

Twenty-first-century learners have expectations that are not met within the current model of higher education. With the introduction of online learning, the anytime/anywhere mantra taken up by many postsecondary institutions was a first step to meeting learner needs for flexibility; however, the choice and determination of delivery mode still resides with the institution and course […]

Learner Participation and Engagement in Open Online Courses: Insights from the Peer 2 Peer University

Recent developments in massive open online courses (MOOCs) have brought renewed attention to online learning, but most of the attention has been centered on courses offered through platforms such as Coursera and edX. This paper focuses on the importance of examining alternative, large-scale learning initiatives that promote more participatory modes of education production and delivery. […]

Patterns of Engagement in Connectivist MOOCs

Connectivist massive open online courses (cMOOCs) represent an important new pedagogical approach ideally suited to the network age. However, little is known about how the learning experience afforded by cMOOCs is suited to learners with different skills, motivations, and dispositions. In this study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 29 participants on the Change11 cMOOC. These […]

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UMD, Vanderbilt Team Up for a New Wrinkle in MOOCs

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland and Vanderbilt University will introduce a significant, new wrinkle in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) next year – a two-part, two-semester collaboration offered through Coursera. It begins with Maryland faculty and concludes with Vanderbilt’s. The project demonstrates a collaboration that would be unmanageable outside of a MOOC […]

Wall Street Journal Confirms Fingerprint Sensor in New iPhone Coming Tomorrow

Apple will include a fingerprint scanner on the high-end iPhone that the company will introduce at a media event tomorrow, widely thought to be called the iPhone 5S, according to The Wall Street Journal. MacRumors Full Article

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