Monthly Archives: January 2008
Web 2.0 Technologies: Collective Intelligence for Education
Web 2.0 Learning Platform: Harnessing Collective Intelligence. Please enjoy this thoughtful paper on how technology is changing the way we learn and teach. Web 2.0 Technologies and Education In short, in today’s world everyone is both a teacher and a … Continue reading
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Online Learning – Sense of Community and its relief of isolation for online learners
The following represents reviews I conducted articles relating to the importance of “sense of community” to help alleviate isolation and frustration for online learners. Article 1 Kreijns, K., Kirschner, P.A., Jochems, W. (2003). Identifying the pitfalls for social interaction in … Continue reading
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Sense of Community: Online Learning Environments
A phenomenological investigation of a sense of community within an adult online learning environment. Abstract: Learning is a process that occurs within a social context. We learn from one another through the sharing of experiences, collaboration, negotiation and articulation of … Continue reading
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Instructional Design: The Process
The Role of Instructional Design Instructional design is a synergy of disciplines that create a systematic process for the development of instruction. This process combines best practices in instruction with proven learning theories and often uses technology as its delivery … Continue reading
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Think New Ideas: Collective Intelligence Research
Think New Ideas: A Collaborative Research Community ThinkNewIdeas.com is a community of forward thinking individuals interested in learning how to facilitate global collaboration. The group will explore and share how Web 2.0 technologies can be successfully used to create and … Continue reading
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Wikipedia: Collective Intelligence at Work
Wikipedia: A case study in global collective intelligence In order to understand collective intelligence more clearly, we need to study one of the strongest and prime examples of collective knowledge building on the Web.That is Wikipedia.Despite earlier questions regarding it’s … Continue reading
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Collective Intelligence: WikiMedia vs Content Management Systems
Recently I have been researching my own collective intelligencesuite of applications.I have been systematically trying and experimenting numerous solutions. Here I will share with you some of my preliminary conclusions for corporate knowledge sharing applications: WikiMedia This is open source … Continue reading
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Collective Intelligence: Research
Thomas Malone (2006) has defined collective intelligence as: “Groups of individuals doing things collectively that seem intelligent”As reported in earlier postings, the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence is working deligently to answer the following: “How can people and computers be … Continue reading
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Collective Intelligence: MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
MIT’s Center for Collective Intelligence hopes to answer the question: “How can people and computers be connected so that collectively they act more intelligently than any individuals, groups, or computers have ever done before?” Klein (2007) addressed the inherent problems … Continue reading
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