Week 6 - Networked Knowledge Activities

 

It is clear that networked knowledge activities are critical to support learning in today’s contemporary learning environment. They offer the following benefits: collaboration promotion; attempt to encourage active learning & engagement; support self-directed learning; develop skills relative to the online context we all have to operate within; broaden the context of learning and platforms across formal & informal contexts; and enhance integration across communities around the globe.

 

As with any benefits, there are also additional ramifications that need to be considered, some of these include: the level of access individuals have to these platforms, services and technologies; the ability to analyse information and discern fact from fiction; privacy issues; and the largely unregulated nature in which the networks are established, monitored and maintained.

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