Is it acceptable for a student of the Social Sciences to progress through his/her study without once citing a source found outside of the Library? If the education we provide is with the goal to create knowledge workers who can engage in a career in the current landscape of information and communication technologies, then I
Facebook in Higher Education
Last Wednesday I was at a seminar on social media in education, organized by the Social Media Club Amsterdam (SMCadam). Wolter Mooi, a Professor of Pathology at the VUMC, shared his experience with applying social media in his Bachelor class. In 2010 he created a facebook profile and he now has 1004 ‘friends’. He uses
Weblectures user meeting
I spent my 7th of February hanging out with my brothers in arms in the weblecture scene. The day started with Werner Degger giving a general overview of the state of weblectures at the University of Amsterdam. He stated that the main reasons for using weblectures are to make studying easier and to raise the
Social Media in Education
Oh dear, not another infographic. I am afraid so. But to introduce the topic, this is a pretty good one. For example, How schools are using Social Media: In the classroom School Pride Potential students Professional development General outreach I hope it will have the desired effect I am looking for which is to help
The Next Big Thing: changing delivery models in education
Southern New Hampshire’s president, Paul J. LeBlanc, writes in his thinking paper “The Next Big Thing”: “The vision is that students could sign up for self-paced online programs with no conventional instructors. They could work at their own speeds through engaging online content that offers built-in assessments, allowing them to determine when they are ready
Using Facebook in Education
Most students at the University of Amsterdam are familiar with online social media platforms. Especially Facebook is very popular amongst students. Unfortunately, educational platforms used at the UvA, like Blackboard, are not (yet) capable of using the advantages of this social network. This motivated the ICTO Social Sciences team to support a Grassroots project that
