1. Nurturing global collaboration and networked learning in higher education
- Author
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Averill Gordon, Catherine Cronin, and Thomas Cochrane
- Subjects
Higher education ,social media ,cooperation ,050801 communication & media studies ,Mobile Web ,communities of practice ,networked learning ,collaboration ,mobile social media ,Education ,T Technology (General) ,0508 media and communications ,Global network ,Pedagogy ,Curriculum development ,ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION ,Social media ,Sociology ,Networked learning ,environments ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,Citizen journalism ,Computer Science Applications ,education ,open education ,learning technonology ,Computer-mediated communication ,business ,lcsh:L ,0503 education ,L Education (General) ,lcsh:Education - Abstract
We consider the principles of communities of practice (CoP) and networked learning in higher education, illustrated with a case study. iCollab has grown from an international community of practice connecting students and lecturers in seven modules across seven higher education institutions in six countries, to a global network supporting the exploration and evaluation of mobile web tools to engage in participatory curriculum development and supporting students in developing international collaboration and cooperation skills. This article explores the interplay of collaboration and cooperation, CoP and networked learning; describes how this interplay has operated in iCollab; and highlights opportunities and challenges of learning, teaching and interacting with students in networked publics in higher education. Keywords: communities of practice; networked learning; collaboration; cooperation; social media; mobile social media (Published: 1 March 2016) Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2016, 24 : 26497 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v24.26497
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- 2016