Again I am looking at Facebook as a useful asset to enable a learner to learn more effectively by publishing using this site.
For this evaluation I am using Matthew Ashton (2007) Using Facebook for online learning Matt’s weblog for online learning.
Initially this post was a little disappointing. It had a useful summary of some of the characteristics that are needed for effective on-line learning but it did not discuss in any detail the degree to which Facebook had these characteristics. The list of attributes he gives could be a useful start for an evaluation but they need to be applied to the particular web publishing applications to be used.
However this is not the only post on this blog and it will be well worth trawling other posts to get some further ideas about how web2.0 technologies can be useful to enhance learning.
