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Facebook + Moodle : environments to foster studentĀ“s involvement in distance learning
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Web 2.0 has changed our daily lives, and is now part of our society, both professionally and for
entertainment. As Education changes, accompanying society, it has evolved to become more
personal, focused on knowledge, reflexive, socially connected and involved, as to include not only the
digital natives, but also the digital immigrants [1]. Students are now acquiring skills and competences
that allow them to use digital tools to research, select information and reflect upon it, work
collaboratively and share their created knowledge online.
As the use of Web 2.0 tools increases in Higher Education Institutions for learning and knowledge
creation, to be connected is now a relevant skill, especially for students in Distance learning, not only
to overcome isolation, but also to help create online informal communities using 2.0 tools, giving a
sense of belonging, fostering involvement and collectively create and share knowledge.
According to Forbes, in December 2013, Facebook is still the online social network with more users
āFacebook continues to lead the pack in terms of number of active monthly users (1.15 billion at last
count).ā [2]. As for Moodle, it is the most used open source LMS in Higher Education Institutions. This
paper reflects on the possible implications that the use of formal and informal learning platforms can
bring to online distance learning in higher education, and discusses how the complementary use of
these two platforms (Facebook and Moodle) can contribute to the studentsā involvement and effective
learning.
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ConferĆŖncia Internacional realizada em Sevilha de 17-19 de novembro de 2014
Keywords
Facebook Moodle Web 2.0 Distance learning Higher education
Citation
Messias, InĆŖs; Morgado, Lina - Facebook + Moodle : environments to foster studentĀ“s involvement in distance learning. In ICERI2014. International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 7, Sevilha, 2014 - "International ... [Em linha] : proceedings". Sevilha : IATED, 2014. ISBN 978-84-617-2484-0. p. 4033-4040
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IATED Academy