Social learning networks are ubiquitous in our contemporary hyper-connected reality. News and social feeds, forums and FAQs make it easy to disseminate and gather information. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) deliver education online to vast numbers. Tenzin Doleck and colleagues are studying ways to optimize social learning networks as an important, collective source of wisdom and ingenuity. Their study Evaluating the efficiency of social learning networks: Perspectives for harnessing learning analytics to improve discussions, was recently published in Computers and Education.
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Faculty profile webpage: Tenzin Doleck
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