'Shock of the Social': Call for Papers

Created by Paul Trafford (University of Oxford) on November 7, 2006

One of the difficulties in working in a highly distributed environment such as Oxford is keeping informed about what's happening, who's doing what, etc. Many potential opportunities for collaboration seem to go unnoticed.

This is just one of the many scenarios that social software and Web2.0 should address, which is my way of bringing in... the Learning Learning Technologies Group Spring 2007 Conference, The Shock of the Old 6: The Shock of the Social.

It'll be our sixth annual one-day conference on educational technologies and will take place at the Said Business School, University of Oxford, March 22nd 2007. Details available on the LTG site at:
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/

We welcome contributions! The call invites papers that discuss:

a) The social, cultural and organisational factors that may impact on the implementation and adoption of social collaborative tools in e-learning, and/or

b) The effectiveness of the technology itself.

Possible topics include (but are not restricted to):

The Technologies:

Capitalising on new channels of communication such as blogs, wikis and collaborative online spaces.
Using novel forms of group work, collaborative writing and reflective portfolio work.
Empowering students to create their own personalised learning resources, from blogs to online writing.

Embedding the technologies within institutions:

Issues arising from adopting informal open technology within a formal learning environment. For example, can tools be provided centrally by the institution, or should they be left to the choice of students?
The role of social software in supporting the reflective and metacognitive dimensions of learning.
The role of social software in supporting the tutor.
The opportunities afforded by new social tools to create new communities of research practice and to foster the sharing of teaching materials.
Personal publishing by students. For example what privacy issues may arise if students are introduced to discussion boards, weblogs and personal development planners?

Assessment:

Methods to assess the effectiveness of work created in an online social space.
Opportunities and challenges in assessing online group work within a formal assessment regime.

Details of submission requirements, registration costs etc are on the conference Web site.

Please inform your friends, and friends of friends, ... :-)

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		'Shock of the Social': Call for Papers Created by Paul Trafford (University of Oxford) on November 7, 2006 One of the difficulties in working in a highly distributed environment such as Oxford is keeping informed about what's happening, who's doing what, etc. Many potential opportunities for collaboration seem to go unnoticed. This is just one of the many scenarios that social software and Web2.0 should address, which is my way of bringing in... the Learning Learning Technologies Group Spring 2007 Conference, The Shock of the Old 6: The Shock of the Social. It'll be our sixth annual one-day conference on educational technologies and will take place at the Said Business School, University of Oxford, March 22nd 2007. Details available on the LTG site at: http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/events/shock2007/ We welcome contributions! The call invites papers that discuss: a) The social, cultural and organisational factors that may impact on the implementation and adoption of social collaborative tools in e-learning, and/or b) The effectiveness of the technology itself. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to): The Technologies: Capitalising on new channels of communication such as blogs, wikis and collaborative online spaces. Using novel forms of group work, collaborative writing and reflective portfolio work. Empowering students to create their own personalised learning resources, from blogs to online writing. Embedding the technologies within institutions: Issues arising from adopting informal open technology within a formal learning environment. For example, can tools be provided centrally by the institution, or should they be left to the choice of students? The role of social software in supporting the reflective and metacognitive dimensions of learning. The role of social software in supporting the tutor. The opportunities afforded by new social tools to create new communities of research practice and to foster the sharing of teaching materials. Personal publishing by students. For example what privacy issues may arise if students are introduced to discussion boards, weblogs and personal development planners? Assessment: Methods to assess the effectiveness of work created in an online social space. Opportunities and challenges in assessing online group work within a formal assessment regime. Details of submission requirements, registration costs etc are on the conference Web site. Please inform your friends, and friends of friends, ... :-) conference \| ltg-shock-2007 \| Social Software \| web2.0 Paul's blog Login or register to post comments 4221 reads
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