Category Archives: Social networks

Constructionism works

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Ken Carroll

   Note: This post is one of several in this month’s Work/Learning Blog Carnival over at Manish Mohan’s blog.  Mixing sociology with education was not something language teachers did in the past. Nor was it something that hard-headed managers did in the work … Continue reading →

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There will be collaboration

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Ken Carroll

   All advances in human communication tend to create larger effects. When, for example, our early ancestors developed the whites in their eyes, it greatly enhanced non-verbal communication. This resulted in new and more complex types of social collaboration and drove human development … Continue reading →

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Skype, social networks and language learning

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Ken Carroll

  There’s lots of start-ups in the language learning space, mostly variations on the social networking and Skype models. Most of them aren’t very good though, and many miss the point entirely. What, imho, are they doing wrong?  Medium and message These are early days for Learning 2.0. There’s … Continue reading →

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