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Local Social Capital through E-Mentoring: An Agenda for New Research
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O'Neill, D. Kevin – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This article synthesizes research on social capital, school outcomes, internet use, and volunteering to argue that e-mentoring--which is commonly practiced over long distances--could become a powerful way to build greater cohesiveness in local communities. Realizing this potential will require a larger-scale and more coordinated approach to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Mentors, School Effectiveness
On Being Bored and Lost (in Virtuality)
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Moore, Kristen; Pflugfelder, Ehren Helmut – Learning, Media and Technology, 2010
Education in virtual worlds has the potential, it seems, for engaging students in innovative ways and for enabling new discourses on a host of issues. Virtual locations like "Second Life," "Kaneva," or "World of Warcraft," among other multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs), also come with unique challenges for educators as they consider the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Virtual Classrooms, Computer Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
Fun for All = Digital Competence for All?
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Gansmo, Helen Josok – Learning, Media and Technology, 2009
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) seem to be ever more important in all spheres of life and have taken a central place in studies of learning. Yet, research on ICT and gender over the last 15 years suggests that more analysis is required of the interplay between gendered perceptions of ICTs and the educational applications of ICTs.…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Foreign Countries