New ELI 7 Things... Brief Explores Google Wave

Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on October 30, 2009

Google Wave is a web-based application that represents a rethinking of electronic communication. Users create online spaces called “waves,” which include multiple discrete messages and components that constitute a running, conversational document. Users access waves through the web, resulting in a model of communication in which rather than sending separate copies of multiple messages to different people, the content resides in a single space. Wave offers a compelling platform for personal learning environments because it provides a single location for collecting information from diverse sources while accommodating a variety of formats, and it makes interactive coursework a possibility for nontechnical students.

The 7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, explores how Wave challenges us to reevaluate how communication is done, stored, and shared between two or more people.

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		New ELI 7 Things... Brief Explores Google Wave Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on October 30, 2009 Google Wave is a web-based application that represents a rethinking of electronic communication. Users create online spaces called “waves,” which include multiple discrete messages and components that constitute a running, conversational document. Users access waves through the web, resulting in a model of communication in which rather than sending separate copies of multiple messages to different people, the content resides in a single space. Wave offers a compelling platform for personal learning environments because it provides a single location for collecting information from diverse sources while accommodating a variety of formats, and it makes interactive coursework a possibility for nontechnical students. The 7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, explores how Wave challenges us to reevaluate how communication is done, stored, and shared between two or more people. Browse the complete 7 Things You Should Know About… monthly series. EDUCAUSE News \| 7 Things You Should Know About \| Communication \| Community-oriented Technologies \| Customization or Personalization \| E-mail and Messaging \| Google \| Google Wave \| Internet and Web Applications \| Learning Environments \| personal learning environments Peggy's blog Login or register to post comments 340 reads
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