Opening lecture

"Learning Online: Alone and in Nets, Sets and Groups"
Terry Anderson, Athabasca University.

Abstract: In this presentation Terry talks about different pedagogies that are used on the Net and the social aggregations that online educators have developed to support student learning. Building on his Interaction Equivalency Theory, He discusses the advantages, disadvantages and affordances of major social groupings for effective and engaging online learning. The presentation also demonstrates the elgg based, Athabasca Landing that we have developed to support networked and connectivist learning.