were better prepared for class, and learned significantly more than students who worked on their own
The open source movemen
both the content and the process by which it is created are equally visible, thereby enabling
a new kind of critical reading
almost a new form of literacy
John Dewey called “productive inquiry”—that is, the process of seeking the knowledge when it is needed in order to carry out a particular situated task.
New Tools for Extending Education: Social Learning Online
The experience of e-learning for many has been no more than a
hand-out published online, coupled with a simple multiple-choice quiz.
e-learning
2.0
combines the use of discrete but complementary tools and web services - such as blogs, wikis, and other social software - to support the creation of ad-hoc learning communities.