E-raamat: Multiliteracies and e-learning2.0

The volume relates multiliteracy’s pedagogical foundations to LearnWeb2.0, an innovative e-learning environment using the affordances of social networks to promote learning. The LearnWeb2.0 Design Framework constitutes a significant reference point for teachers, researchers and developers when designing course activities and learning supports.

This work, concerned with the significance of literacy and multiliteracies in the 21st century, examines pedagogy from the perspective of Web 2.0 tools and the potential of social networks to improve the quality of learning. Drawing on five years research in German and Italian universities, the author investigates different scenarios in which technology can support the learning process. The focus is on online interaction and collaboration from the standpoint of Educational Technology. With this approach, key pedagogical issues are analysed in relation to theoretical models as well as to the specific learning context. The resulting LearnWeb2.0 Design Framework provides a systematic and up-to-date reference and guide for teachers, researchers and developers when discussing course design and learning supports.

Marenzi presents students, academics, and researchers with an examination of pedagogy from the perspective of Web 2.0 tools and the potential of participation in social networks to drive quality of learning. The author has organized the nine chapters that make up the main body of her text in three parts, covering the theoretical background, her empirical research, and the proposal of a new research framework and her conclusions. Ivana Marenzi is a researcher at the L3S Research Center of the University of Hannover, Germany. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)