Back-Channel Communication: Web 2.0 Technologies for Social Learning (Research-based)
Back-Channel Communication: Web 2.0 Technologies for Social Learning (Research-based)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 | 2:30PM–3:30PM | Grand Sierra Ballroom I
Session Type:
Professional Development
For both on-campus and distance education students, cell phones and social networking tools contribute to active communication outside class. This presentation will report on a study of the purposes for which graduate students use such back-channel communication; the technologies they use; the value they perceive it contributes to their learning; and how their choice of technologies relates to factors like age and course delivery format (online vs. face-to-face). Join us to hear what students say about their use of these technologies and share your own experiences along the back channel.
Presenters
Barbara Frey
Instructional Designer, University of Pittsburgh
Lorna Kearns
Director of Next Generation Learning, University of Pittsburgh