Tuesday, April 21, 2009

"Where Do You Learn?": Tweeting to Inform Learning Space Development

Interesting piece from Sheffield Hallam via educause about web 2.0 and student use of learning spaces amongst a wealth of other things worth a good read.

http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/WhereDoYouLearnTweetingtoInfor/163852

Its key takeways give a taster
these are
  • Emerging technologies and applications can extend traditional approaches to data generation and can be used effectively in institutional planning.
  • Having participants provide real-time information offers valuable behavioral insights in context, rather than relying on information recall.
  • Using a method where data is shared and emerging — as opposed to controlled and presented summatively — enables informed decisions about ongoing projects and developments.


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