Social Media Tools and Platforms in Learning Environments
Online social media have transformed the face of human interaction in the 21st century. Wikis, blogs, online groups and forums, podcasts, virtual worlds, and social tagging are but a few of the applications enabling innovative behaviors that support acqui
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Bebo White
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Irwin King
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Philip Tsang
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Social Media Tools and Platforms in Learning Environments
Editors Bebo White Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Scientific Computing and Computing Services P.O. Box 20450, MailStop 97 Stanford, CA 94309 USA [email protected] Philip Tsang Caritas Institute of Higher Education Center of Excellence Chui Ling Road 18 Tseung Kwan O Hong Kong SAR [email protected]
Irwin King The Chinese University of Hong Kong Dept. Computer Science and Engineering Shatin NT Hong Kong SAR [email protected] AT&T Labs Research 201 Mission St. Ste 200 San Francisco, CA 94105-1831 USA [email protected]
ACM Codes: K.3, H.4, J.4, H.5 ISBN 978-3-642-20391-6 e-ISBN 978-3-642-20392-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20392-3 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2011938346 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011, 2nd corrected printing 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Online social media have transformed the face of human interaction in the twentyfirst century. From simple beginnings as a mechanism for sharing photos, discussing common interests, and supplementing traditional social interactions, they have become the agent of change in diverse arenas. Nothing escapes social networking. Everything is affected, from the way we do business (E-Commerce) to our involvement with the government (E-Government). Social tools such as Facebook and Twitter have become dominant drivers of future change in information and network technology along with the very functionality of modern society. The domain of teaching and learning has always been fertile ground for early adopters of innovation in computing technology. It is, therefore, no surprise that educational practitioners and theorists have begun to eagerly explore how social media can be harnessed to describe and implement new paradigms for communication, learning, and education. Wikis, blogs, microblogs, online groups and forums, podcasts, Web mashups, virtual worlds, recommender/evaluation systems, social repositories, and social tagging/bookmarking are but a few of the applica
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