Content-type: text/html Downes.ca ~ Stephen's Web ~ Use of Microblogging, Social Networking, and Short Messages in E-learning for Information Culture Building

Stephen Downes

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From the abstract: "Students were asked to briefly express their thoughts, attitudes, and views toward the given topic on Instagram by creating blog posts and leave motivational and constructive comments under the blogs of other group members." Not surprisingly, they found this beneficial. Students sad things like "running a blog makes a great learning experience" and "learning through blogs is exciting; it is engaging to post and comment." Students surveyed were from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural Academy.

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