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Collaborative work and also learning is integrated in the daily working process but collaborative e-learning is a concept of which only few have heard off. However, collaborative work is one of the main strengths of the networked economy. Working with people, one has never met, forming dynamical teams over continents in order to solve problems, are common in many globalised or networked companies as well as in multinational project teams. The challenge for collaborative e-learning platforms is to design solutions for distributed networked learning and working teams by providing on the one hand solutions to share learning content and to interactively work on it. On the other hand the concept of collaborative learning also focuses on social aspects of learning which are less implemented in current systems. Not only theoretical models and research work but also the increasing importance of virtual learning communities show that future applications should and will take into account these collaborative and social aspects and enable especially small groups to learn and work together efficiently via computer networks.

Social media primarily played an organizing role during the 2008 races, with campaign staffs largely in charge of their candidates' social media presence and interaction with supporters, said Mindy Finn, a new media adviser to Republican candidates. During the 2012 presidential campaign, Finn predicted, social media power will become more decentralized with supporters and oppo

nts forcing candidates to address issues they might otherwise avoid. "I don't think we're going to see the most interesting or impactful ideas coming out of the c

Something similar happened on an internal level while Phillips was an adviser to Obama's 2008 campaign, Phillips told the audience.

School and Society (1900), The Child and the Curriculum (1902), Democracy and Education (1916) and Experience and Education (1938). Throughout these writings, several recurrent themes ring true; Dewey continually argues that education and learning are social and interactive processes, and thus the school itself is a social institution through which social reform can and should take place.

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Talking to your kids about how they use social media and technology helps them break out of autopilot and become more mindful of their actions and reactions,

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Concerns surrounding the lack of physical presence in an online learning environment have led researchers to investigate the concept of presence when learning online

Early work focused on social presence and the idea of participation and belonging

Social presence is a factor that contributes to building a community of learners

tudents’ perceptions of social presence overall, moreover, contributed significantly to the predictor equation for students’ perceived learning overall.

Research has demonstrated that social presence not only affects outcomes but also student, and possibly instructor, satisfaction with a course [1