Review of The Education Technology Show 2011 - e-learningcentre.co.uk. Education Technology Show 2011 Let us hope that this is the first of many events put together across the regions of the UK, designed to bring together school educationalists and the e-learning industry (and indeed other learning companies) together to meet, be inspired and share and celebrate success. Held in Leeds, the Education Technology show 2011 succeeded in bringing over 300 teachers and learning professionals together with 25 or so vendors. However this was much more than just an exhibition, this was an event to attend to listen and learn as well as see the latest in e-learning and learning technologies, and it was the opening key note address from Professor Sugata Mitra that commenced an interesting and informative day.
Professor Mitra is well known for his work, having his own entry in Wikipedia and profile on Ted.com, and you can see his speech at Education Technology Show 2011 as well. Mitra’s reasoning is sound. Self-Organized Learning Environments and University Students’ Use of Social Software. Editor’s Note: Mark Hopkin’s vision of a teacher on one end of the log and a student at the other has been transformed into an electronic (virtual) log. This paper take it a step further and morphs to a student on each end of the log! Self-Organized Learning Environments and University Students’ Use of Social Software:A Systems Theoretical Perspective Christian Dalsgaard, Helle Mathiasen Denmark Abstract The paper will argue that new possibilities of digital media, especially social software, have a potential regarding development of self-organized learning environments and facilitating self-governed activities.
Keywords: social software, self-organized learning and communication environments, digital media, learning, IT, project work, self-governed activities, sociological systems theory Introduction Use of social software in support of learning is a new and still relatively unexplored phenomenon. Social Software This is further supported by social bookmarking tools. Empirical study Findings. Access and Quality in Self Organized Learning Environments Formal Education: Quality Issues. Self organising learning environment sole. SOLE School Support Pack - final-1.doc. Sugata Mitra Profile on TED.com.