BT Technology Journal
Learning in massively multiplayer online games
ICLS '04 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Learning sciences
Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
Redefining learning goals of very long-term learning across many different fields of activity
CSCL'07 Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning
CSCL'07 Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning
Reality television, fan behavior, and online communities of practice
CSCL'07 Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning
CSCL'07 Proceedings of the 8th iternational conference on Computer supported collaborative learning
awareNet: the system design of a social networking software for disadvantaged South African schools
SAICSIT '10 Proceedings of the 2010 Annual Research Conference of the South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists
Third agers and social networking in higher education
OCSC'11 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Online communities and social computing
Classroom salon: a tool for social collaboration
Proceedings of the 43rd ACM technical symposium on Computer Science Education
International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering
International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering
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In this paper I introduce a youth-initiated practice: online social networking that is transforming our society in important ways and has vast implications for learning research and education. I introduce the social and technical features that characterize social networking systems and outline results from emerging research that suggests the social and intellectual practices in which participants naturally engage and how these relate to the competencies increasingly valued in formal education. Next, I discuss one research projects which I am currently pursuing that build on early work and suggest how educational programs might employ such practices to advantage. Finally, I discuss what I see as the educative value of this technology in certain contexts and suggest a course for future research and development. My overall goals are to inform other researchers interested in pursuing similar projects and to stimulate interdisciplinary conversation about where such agendas fit within and advance the aims of CSCL.