Social Media and Learning Environments: Shifting Perspectives on the Locus of Control
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https://doi.org/10.37119/ojs2009.v15i2.54Abstract
In the past, centralised technology departments had major influence over the choices of learning applications in higher education. With the emergence of freely available Web 2.0 and open-access tools, instructors and designers have been given greater ability to customize e-learning. This paper examines the historical roots of the impacts of authority from centralised technology units to an emerging user-centric control over learning environment design in higher education. A case study is used to illustrate the potentials and pitfalls in this more decentralised configuration for both learning and organization.
Keywords: learning applications; higher education; Web 2.0; e-learning; open-access tools
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2013-01-03
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