AICT-ICIW '06 Proceedings of the Advanced Int'l Conference on Telecommunications and Int'l Conference on Internet and Web Applications and Services
Building Blocks for a Smart Space for Learning^TM
ICALT '06 Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Personalizing access to learning networks
ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT)
EC-TEL'07 Proceedings of the Second European conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: creating new learning experiences on a global scale
An evaluation framework for higher education ERP systems
WSEAS Transactions on Computers
Computer-assisted instruction in teaching early childhood literature
WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications
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In the paper a learning environment for self-directed learning, collaboration and social networking composed of loosely coupled web 2.0-based educational tools is described. The set of building blocks includes blogs, wikis, social bookmarking tools, tools for synchronous and asynchronous communication, tools for federated search, tools for management of learning contracts and personal communication, feed aggregators, tools for scheduling appointments, etc. Contrary to monolithic learning environments, such as learning management systems, learners can choose the tools from the set by themselves and compose a personal learning environment according to their preferences. The environment has been validated in teaching process in the context of higher education. Five facilitators and 27 students from 4 countries participated in the trial that was conducted from April 2007 till June 2008. The presented work has been performed within the iCamp project (www.icamp.eu) from the 6th Framework Programme of EU.