Week 6 – Reflection

 

This week I focused primarily on the two key readings relative to the following: networked knowledge activities (intro to the framework, the types of activities & how they can inform the design of social media learning tasks); & using networked knowledge activities to examine learning on social network sites (the characteristics of engagement such as preference for passive forums, the domination of certain platforms, how the networks are limited by the participants scope of engagement).

 

I found learning more about networked knowledge activities valuable as the articles defined the framework and the component parts well. It was also good to get an understanding of how participants perceive online environments and how they miss opportunities to engage actively & build networked knowledge skills.

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