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Can weblogs support learning as a social activity?
( 2006-02-15 10:38:04.15 ) Interesting post by Graham Attwell: Learning is a social activity. Blogging does not, on its own, support the social aspect of learning - neither does it support communities of practice. According to Graham initiatives like EduCause, Edublogs and Elgg hav

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Learning is a social activity. Blogging does not, on its own, support the social aspect of learning - neither does it support communities of practice.

Last post for the day - I deserve a beer.

Just has an interesting chat on the phone with Dave Tosh. He was saying one of the problems with blogs is the isolation. Many people get few readers and even less comments or track backs.

That is fine if the idea of the blog is as a personal diary or a place to record ideas - essentially for yourself. But many people start blogs with a more social intention - of joining the blogging community. The problem is that the community is not so easy to join.

This may explain why initiatives like EduCause, Edublogs and Elgg have been so successful - because they provide a community as well as blogging tools.

I am more than ever convinced that learning often takes place through integration in communities of practice. The sites above are not yet communities if practice as such. But they point towards how we might use social software to support communities of practice.

Moer to come on this...

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Can weblogs support learning as a social activity? Discussion Topic 0 replies 10-January-2006 Wilfred Rubens
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I agree, but...
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