Learning Content Development With Social Tools: Learning Generated Content in Engineering

Title:

Learning Content Development With Social Tools: Learning Generated Content in Engineering [Download]

Authors:

Torres, Ana María López and Guerrero, Cristóbal Nico Suárez

Index Terms:

Content management;Web 2.0;Blogs;Engineering education;Context awareness;Knowledge engineering;Social network services;Active learning;Engineering education;web 20 learning tools

Abstract:

The activities associated with learner generated content are supposed to enhance the learning process, facilitating the construction of knowledge. In this paper, the description of the process of creation of learning content is addressed. A group of students in the first year of an engineering degree collaboratively constructs a blog that covers the real-life applications of the physical concepts that are studied. We identify the characteristics that define meaningful learning during the development of the task and analyze the advantages and problems related to the use of Web 2.0 applications and Internet as learning tools.

DOI:

10.1109/RITA.2013.2273110

How to cite:
Torres, Ana María López and Guerrero, Cristóbal Nico Suárez, "Learning Content Development With Social Tools: Learning Generated Content in Engineering" in IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje, pp. 111-118, Aug. 2013. doi: 10.1109/RITA.2013.2273110