On Actor-Network Theory and Learning Ecosystems based on Mobile Social Media
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Details
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning |
| Editors | Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánches, Pedro Isaías |
| Place of Publication | Lisbon |
| Pages | 193-198 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-972-8939-42-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Abstract
In this paper we will define learning ecosystems based on social media and try to describe the learning process in these environments using Actor-Network Theory. Especially, we are interested in the question of how an ad-hoc group of learners could be understood as an actor-network in ANT. We claim, that the availability of social media does not guarantee that the actors in the social media system form the actor-network. However, it would be important to know under which conditions the actor-network is formed and what kind of quality we get from the actor-networks. Finally, we conclude that pedagogically meaningful and high-quality learning ecosystems based on mobile social media can be described as actor-networks.