Social Software for Learning Online

Social Software Tools to Support

Online Training of Trainers

Online Training

What comes to mind?

What I found

Impersonalized

Electronic Delivery of

Content

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An example of Online Training

Tools

To be activated (by Training Owner)

Deposit for content

What is

Social

Software

What can we do with it?

How can it help us?

More than plugged-in technology

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Social software is software that is no fun to experiment with by yourself

John Smithhttp://learningalliances.net/

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Examples of Social SoftwareCreate/update personal website at the click of a button.A shared learning journal to document thoughts, experiences... = Sharing personal experiences

Collaborate in the co-creation of a resource (written format/website) at your pace/pace of the group...= shared learning process

Broadcast Yourself produce your own videos. Publish them online. Share your projects .= sharing user made content

Podcast Yourself produce your own audio messages. Publish them online. Share your projects .= sharing user made content

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Social BookMarkingShare your favourite websites/important resources

Pictures onlinePublish your pictures / share them / allow feedback Micro-bloggingCommunicate with your network through brief messages RSSBe automatically notified of what others are publishing and sharing

Web TelephonyCommunicate real time through audio/video, and written chat

Social Network Sites (SNS)Participate in a group of like minded people. Communicate with other professional. Share. Collaborate. Recieve/provide feedback.

Do they go together?

What do you think?

YES NO

So maybe….

Instruction

Training

Learning Online

Connecting

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Learning Online

Social Interaction CollaborationParticipation Communication

Shared Personal Journey

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Connecting PeopleCreating IdentitiesLinking to various

learning Opportunities

EMPOWERING the

LEARNER

A Thought …

Prof. Roberto Carneiro

We are standing at the threshold of a new era in learning approaches and itineraries

where the greatest novelty of ICT resides in the full use of the C: C for community,

communication and care

Another Thought …

William Gibson

The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.

Thanks for participating! ;-)

Presentation for Network of Trainers in Europewww.trainersineurope.org