Using friend feed for reflection with undergraduates
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Using FriendFeed for reflection with
undergraduates
Dr Jo Badge, Dr Alan Cann,University of Leicester@jobadge @ajcann
flickr cc-by Mykl Roventine
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doing more with less
staff: student ratio
time
delivery
1 and a bit : 253
2 hrs/wk x 22 wks
Blackboard VLE +Face to face help sessions (80 PCs)
CC-BY-SA Alan Cann
Engagement
10 weeks, 134 students:
5,376 entries 8,151 comments 5,232 'likes' 199,853 words (average of 1,491 words each)
~15% of students continued to use the service more than one month after the end of assessment
March 2010
References
Cann, A., Badge, J. (2010) Friend Folios - harnessing social scaffolding for reflection. ALT-C Nottingham 7-9 Sept.
Cunnane, S. (2010) 'Don't be afraid to share' Times Higher Education
Alan Cann's blog: Science of the Invisible