Students' use of social software in self-organized learning environment

TY - GEN

T1 - Students' use of social software in self-organized learning environment

AU - Mathiasen, Helle

AU - Dalsgaard, Christian

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - 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. Based on a sociological perspective, the paper will clarify the concepts of informal and formal learning used in this paper. It is argued that formal and informal conditions of learning can supplement each other within an educational setting. A formal setting of project work forms the basis of informal, selfgoverned activities of students. The paper will argue that social software tools can support students' self-governed activities and their development of self-organized learning environments.

AB - 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. Based on a sociological perspective, the paper will clarify the concepts of informal and formal learning used in this paper. It is argued that formal and informal conditions of learning can supplement each other within an educational setting. A formal setting of project work forms the basis of informal, selfgoverned activities of students. The paper will argue that social software tools can support students' self-governed activities and their development of self-organized learning environments.

M3 - Article in proceedings

BT - Ikke angivet

PB - Syddansk Universitet

ER -