Monday, 23 April 2012

Colaborative Online Learning

Well, have you ever involve in any type of online communication via any website at all? Well since internet established, it has contributed many benefits towards us such as:-


Online forum
Definition:A medium for open discussion or voicing of ideas.
(Taken from /TheFreeDictionary/)


Online forum for instance, helps those with any inquiries at all. Where a user can be a user group for a private discussion session or even be a guest/ visitor to leave any suggestion or comments.


In order to use online forum effectively, a user must get used with having an administrator, be a moderator and beware of any troll, spam and any thread.

Wikis
Definition: A web site that allows anyone to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser. (taken from /Dictionary.com/wikis/)


Benefits of using Wiki:
  1. Advanced document and content management/development through open and simple editing access that encourages participation by many parties.
  2. Facilitating collaboration and communication between people in networks and enhancing knowledge building, sharing and searching.
  3. Easy building of directories, mapping of social networks and simple profile management.
  4. Simplicity and ease of use compared to the older collaboration tools such as SharePoint, Lotus Notes, etc.
(Taken from /BenefitsofWikis/)
Podcasting
Definition: A digital recording of music, news or other media that can be downloaded from the internet to a portable media player. The term originated from “P.O.D.”, meaning Portable On Demand, and “cast”, relating to the term broadcast.
(taken from /BusinessDictionary/)





Second Life
Definition: A digital world where people without a first life mingle and be pathetic together in harmony. (taken from /UrbanDictionary/)

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