Abstract

Life-long learning is a key issue for our knowledge society. With social software systems new heterogeneous kinds of technology enhanced informal learning are now available to the life-long learner. Learners outside of learning institutions now have access to powerful social communities of experts and peers who are together forging a new web 2.0. This paper reviews current work in pan-European initiatives that impact upon life-long learning via views of professional learning, learner competence and social networking. It seeks to provide an overview of some of the critical research questions for the interdisciplinary field of social software research. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.)

Citation

Klamma, R., Chatti, M.A., Duval, E., Hummel, H., Hvannberg, E.T., Kravcik, M., Law, E., Naeve, A. & Scott, P. (2007). Social Software for Life-Long Learning. Journal of Educational Technology & Society, 10(3), 72-83. Retrieved March 27, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/75409/.

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Keywords

• Access to Education
• computer mediated communication
• educational technology
• Group Dynamics
• Informal Education
• Information Networks
• lifelong learning
• social networks
• student journals
• Web Sites