Using blogs to support participative learning in university courses
International Journal of Web Based Communities
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Schools are facing a new challenge. They must reverse the perishing of local communities, central to a democratic society, at the same time helping them to open to the world, also by teaching students the competencies needed to become citizens of the global village. In the paper we discuss how communityware, i.e. systems sustaining communities, can help educators in this challenge. The discussion is rooted in the experience of a school in Venice, Italy, with a communityware system, Campiello. The use of Campiello promoted the capabilities of students to manage knowledge, an active use of new technologies, and a learning process that involves the local community.