• DocumentCode
    2872692
  • Title

    A Motivation for "Ubuntu" to Enhance e-Learning Social Network Services in South Africa

  • Author

    Halse, M. ; Mallinson, B.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6-8 July 2011
  • Firstpage
    627
  • Lastpage
    628
  • Abstract
    This paper acknowledges the move from the content-centric to the network-centric approach to teaching and learning using Social Network Services (SNSs) in Higher Education. The South African cultural context is explained with a view to reconciling this with current SNSs. Finally, a way forward is proposed for developing SNSs particular to the Southern African cultural context.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer aided instruction; further education; social networking (online); teaching; South African cultural context; Ubuntu; e-learning social network services; higher education; network-centric approach; teaching; Context; Cultural differences; Electronic learning; Internet; Least squares approximation; Social network services; Cultural Context; Higher Education; Social Network Services;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2011 11th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Athens, GA
  • ISSN
    2161-3761
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-209-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2161-3761
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICALT.2011.194
  • Filename
    5992440