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Review of Learning in Online Networks and Communities

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Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines (EC-TEL 2009)

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This paper reports on a review of learning opportunities that are emerging in online networks and communities. Participation in these new virtual spaces is not mandatory, but rather motivated by an interest to know, share, create, connect and find support, and these activities lead to a range of learning outcomes. New technologies offer the tools and means for people to participate in online networks and communities in a personally meaningful way. However, not all individuals are necessarily equipped with the skills or knowledge to benefit from these opportunities for their lifelong learning. It is suggested that educational institutions should find ways to connect with and get inspiration from these new learning approaches and settings in order to bring about their own transformation for the 21st century, and also to support competence-building for new jobs and personal development with a learner-centred and lifelong perspective.

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    Kirsti Ala-Mutka, Yves Punie & Anusca Ferrari

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  1. Institut für Wissensmedien| Knowledge Media Research Center (IWM|KMRC), Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 40, 72072, Tübingen

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  2. Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Research Group, School of Computing,, University of Leeds, room 7.23, EC Stoner Building, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK

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  3. CELSTEC (Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies), Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419 AT, Heerlen, The Netherlands

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Ala-Mutka, K., Punie, Y., Ferrari, A. (2009). Review of Learning in Online Networks and Communities. In: Cress, U., Dimitrova, V., Specht, M. (eds) Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines. EC-TEL 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5794. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04636-0_34

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