TechCrunch has reported a leaked slide from a Yahoo internal meeting which intimates the once popular social bookmarking site delicious.com (owned by Yahoo) may be shut down. It’s early days yet, only being a couple of hours since the report appeared on TechCrunch, but the online world is already responding. At the moment, #delicious is […]
Entries Tagged as 'social media'
design, open data, social media and relevance
December 6th, 2010 · Comments Off on design, open data, social media and relevance · Uncategorized
Recently, inventor and writer Mark Pesce blogged about web 2.0 and underlying motivations for why people engage collaboratively on crowdsourced web projects. What I like about this post is how he has grounded design theory in a number of social behaviours that drive web 2.0 and social media: sharing, connecting, contributing, regulating, and iterating. It […]
Four elements of successful online communities
November 26th, 2010 · Comments Off on Four elements of successful online communities · Uncategorized
I thought this DAAO blog would be a great place to share the direction I’m going with looking at community engagement, especially with regards to social media strategy. As part of my literature review, I’m looking at practical guides to social media, and this post is a little foray into the ideas coming though in […]
Wikipedia & Higher Education Links
October 27th, 2010 · Comments Off on Wikipedia & Higher Education Links · Resources
Go to the TELT Diigo group to see a number of interesting articles and resources about Wikipedia: http://groups.diigo.com/group/web2_unsw/search?what=wikipedia Diigo is a social bookmarking site. You can read about it- including a ‘how-to’ guide on how to join etc here: http://telt.unsw.wikispaces.net/Social+bookmarking
Tags:community·diigo·online·social media·technology·telt·wikipedia
Thursday – Familiarity Breeds Content: Bridging the Gap between Online Learning and Social Media with PeerWise
October 25th, 2010 · Comments Off on Thursday – Familiarity Breeds Content: Bridging the Gap between Online Learning and Social Media with PeerWise · Showcasing Teaching
Paul Denny, University of Auckland 28 October, 12 – 2pm LG 29 Goodsell Building This hands-on workshop introduces the PeerWise tool, giving participants an opportunity to experiment with the interface and view typical examples of the real-time feedback that is produced. Benefits of involving students in the construction and sharing of assessment questions will also […]
Tags:community·feedback·peerwise·social media·student engagement·telt·workshop
Upcoming: Academia, Wikipedia and Social Media’s Reframing of Academic Power/Knowledge Arrangements
October 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on Upcoming: Academia, Wikipedia and Social Media’s Reframing of Academic Power/Knowledge Arrangements · Research, Researching Learning and Teaching
Dr Henk Eijkman, ADFA 11 October, 12.30 – 2pm Learning & Teaching Workshop (Room 416), Level 4 Mathews Building While there is much hype about academics’ attitude to Wikipedia there have been few if any empirical studies. The aim of this research was to ascertain how academics respond to Wikipedia as an iconic social media […]