Recommending peers for learning: Matching on dissimilarity in interpretations to provoke breakdown

Kamakshi Rajagopal; Jan M. Bruggen van; Peter B. Sloep

British Journal of Educational Technology Vol. 48, No. 2 (March 2017) pp. 385–406

People recommenders are a widespread feature of social networking sites and educational social learning platforms alike. However, when these systems are used to extend learners' Personal Learning Networks, they often fall short of providing...

What Social Presence is, what it isn’t, and how to measure it: A work in progress

Joshua Weidlich; Karel Kreijns; Kamakshi Rajagopal; Theo Bastiaens

EdMedia + Innovate Learning 2018 (Jun 25, 2018) pp. 2142–2150

In educational settings that rely in large part on computer-mediated communication, like online learning and computer-supported collaborative learning, social presence is considered an important aspect of the learning experience. However, because...

Topics: collaborative learning, online learning environments

Goals, Motivation for, and Outcomes of Personal Learning through Networks: Results of a Tweetstorm

Rory L. L. Sie; Nino Pataraia; Eleni Boursinou; Kamakshi Rajagopal; Anoush Margaryan; Isobel Falconer; Marlies Bitter-Rijpkema; Allison Littlejohn; Peter B. Sloep

Educational Technology & Society Vol. 16, No. 3 (2013) pp. 59–75

Recent developments in the use of social media for learning have posed serious challenges for learners. The information overload that these online social tools create has changed the way learners learn and from whom they learn. An investigation of...