Latest Hype or Killer Application? Educational Social Software

Session Description:

This session overviews the definitions, pedagogy, applications and learning activities made possible with the use of new social software tools. It briefly overviews the use of ELGG.Net software at Athabasca University and describes a design based research model to evaluate its use.

Presenter: Terry Anderson Ph.D., Athabasca University

Terry Anderson is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Distance Education at Athabasca University – Canada’s Open University. He has published widely in the area of distance education and educational technology and has co-authored or edited five books and numerous papers. Terry is active in provincial, national, and international distance education associations and a regular presenter at professional conferences. He teaches educational technology courses in Athabasca’s Masters of Distance Education program.
Terry is also the director of CIDER – the Canadian Institute for Distance Education Research (cider.athabascau.ca ) and the editor of the International Review of Research on Distance and Open Learning (IRRODL www.irrodl.org). His complete text of his most recent edited book The Theory and Practice of Online Learning is available as an Open Access resource at cde.athabascau.ca/online_book More information is available on his website at http://cider.athabascau.ca/Members/terrya/