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Supporting peer interactions in a MOOC: Utilizing social networking tools to personalize learning
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, , Athabasca University, Canada ; , Curtin University, Australia

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Volume 29, Number 2, ISSN 1093-023X Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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This paper reports on the utilization of an online community networking platform designed to deliver a MOOC. A customized Elgg social software platform, implemented as the Curtin Learning Commons, was developed with social networking tools organized to support personalized learning. The MOOC, titled Participating in the Digital Age (PDA), engaged students in activities that used a variety of social media tools to access the educational content and experiences. The goals of the MOOC were to provide conceptual understandings and opportunities to participate in tasks exemplifying the topic. The study presents evidence that using these kinds of community software platforms to deliver a MOOC can provide higher education learners with personalized active learning opportunities. Further research on providing scaffolded support to enable learners to capitalize on additional aspects of networked learning such platforms would advance this use.

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Ostashewski, N., Dron, J. & Howell, J. (2018). Supporting peer interactions in a MOOC: Utilizing social networking tools to personalize learning. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 29(2), 209-230. Waynesville, NC: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved December 5, 2023 from .

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