Sicher nicht nur für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen interessant ist dieser Praxisleitfaden der erläutert, wie Unternehmen Werkzeuge des Web 2.0 nutzbringend zum Lernen einsetzen. Der Leitfaden beschreibt die wichtigsten Tools, die das Lernen leichter und effizienter machen: Blogs, Twitter, Mikroblogs, Wikis, virtuelle Klassenräume, Videokonferenzsysteme und persönliche Lernumgebungen. Ein weiteres Kapitel zählt Möglichkeiten auf, klassische E-Learning-Anwendungen mit Web 2.0-Instrumenten zu verbinden.

Five different categories of social learning:\n 1. Formal Structured Learning\n 2. Personal Directed Learning\n 3. Group Directed Learning\n 4. Intra-Organisational Learning\n 5. Accidental & Serendipitous Learning\n

A chart that conmpares 3 different ways in terms of the social media functionality they offer.

"The students all work in small groups as a way to foster shared enthusiasm: Get two kids excited about something and it's harder for a third to poke fun at them."

The e-learning skills gap

"Explains how many learning and development professionals have fallen behind in the skills they need to engage effectively with new media."

Fitzgerald, Robert and Barrass, Stephen and Campbell, John and Hinton, Sam and Ryan, Yoni and Whitelaw, Mitchell and Bruns, Axel and Miles, Adrian and Steele, James and McGinness, Nathan (2009) Digital learning communities (DLC) : investigating the application of social software to support networked learning (CG6-36). Project Report (CG6-36). Project Report

Martin Ebner und Mandy Schiefner gehen der Frage nach, inwieweit Studierende „Web 2.0 -Kompetenz" mitbringen.

Notes from Cheryl Lemke's COSN09 session "Social Networking, Web 2.0, and Learning: What the Research Says."

There are many social networking services. New sites appear daily and existing sites update their services all the time in what is still a rapidly developing area. Most services are profile or content focused, and although they may seem to offer similar services, there are significant differences between sites, tools and services.

Thalheimer, Will (2008): Evaluating e-Learning 2.0 - Getting our heads around the complexity. In: Learning Solutions, August 18, 2008

Ullrich, Carsten; Borau, Kerstin; Luo, Heng; Tan, Xiaohong; Shen, Liping; Shen, Ruimin (2008): Why Web 2.0 is Good for Learning and for Research: Principles and Prototypes. WWW 2008, 21.-25.04.2008 in Peking, China.

Providing Learners with Feedback - Part 2: Peer-reviewed research compiled for training, education, and e-learning

Providing Learners with Feedback-Part 1: Research-based recommendations for training, education, and e-learning.