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Learning to Become an Online Editor: The Editathon as a Learning Environment
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Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina; Rehm, Martin; McGill, Lou; Rienties, Bart; Highton, Melissa – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
This study explores Wikipedia as a site for learning. It traces how people learn to become Wikipedia editors through engagement in an editathon, a training event for people who want to become a volunteer editor. The study is original in its emphasis on the various types of knowledge editors acquire as they develop expertise. Determining the…
Descriptors: Editing, Web Sites, Volunteers, Training Methods
Does a Formal Wiki Event Contribute to the Formation of a Network of Practice? A Social Capital Perspective on the Potential for Informal Learning
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Rehm, Martin; Littlejohn, Allison; Rienties, Bart – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
Informal learning in blended and online settings plays an increasingly important role in the continuous professional development of individuals. Yet, how do individuals engage into these types of activities? We argue that social capital theory can provide valuable insights into how people behave and decide to take part in (in)formal learning.…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Communities of Practice
The Efficiency of Different Online Learning Media--An Empirical Study
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Köbler, Franziska J.; Nitzschner, Marco M. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
In the current study, it was examined whether successful learning is related to using different types of media. We compared the comprehension of an economic concept in novices (N = 82) under three conditions: a Wikipedia article, a funny, and a serious YouTube video. The media were presented in English which is a foreign language to most of the…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Online Courses
Librarians 2.0: Sowing Padi in (the) SEA
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Chew, Ivan – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present an exploratory survey as part of a presentation for the Bridging Worlds 2008 conference. It seeks to understand how library institutions in the South East Asia (SEA) region have implemented Web 2.0 technologies--blogs, RSS feeds, wikis, or the use of services like Flickr, YouTube, de.lici.ous.…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries, Academic Libraries
"I DON'T CARE DO UR OWN PAGE!!" A Case Study of Using Wikis for Collaborative Work in a UK Secondary School
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Grant, Lyndsay – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Alongside other forms of social software, wikis have been heralded as supporting more collaborative and democratic teaching and learning practices. This paper explores, through a case study approach, the use of wikis to support a collaborative research project undertaken in a UK secondary school. Findings are analysed in the context of research on…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Software, Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools
E-Learning as an Emerging Technology in India
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Grover, Pooja; Gupta, Nehta – Journal of Educational Technology, 2010
E-learning is a combination of learning services and technology that allow us to provide high value integrated learning any time, any place. It is about a new blend of resources, interactivity, performance support and structured learning activities. This methodology makes use of various types of technologies in order to enhance or transform the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education