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There have been many changes in the field of e-learning. The biggest difference is that the learner generates content. As an example,the content of the book titled with "[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies]" is constructed by learners who take part in the collaborative acedemic project [http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2007.htm Curt Bonk] from Indiana University,USA <sup>[http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2007.htm]</sup>. | There have been many changes in the field of e-learning. The biggest difference is that the learner generates content. As an example,the content of the book titled with "[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies]" is constructed by learners who take part in the collaborative acedemic project [http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2007.htm Curt Bonk] from Indiana University,USA <sup>[http://php.indiana.edu/~cjbonk/Syllabus_R685_Fall_of_2007.htm]</sup>. | ||
The technology and tools which support the learner to produce content have made rapid proliferation, almost, worldwide, since the emergence of blog. These technologies and tools can be divided into two types. One is to help the users to create content, such as [http://www.flickr.com Flickr], [http://www.youtube.com YouTube], [http://www.slideshare.net Slideshare], and [http://www.haokanbu.com Haokanbu] from China, etc. The other is to assist users to adopt new | The technology and tools which support the learner to produce content have made rapid proliferation, almost, worldwide, since the emergence of blog. These technologies and tools can be divided into two types. One is to help the users to create content, such as [http://www.flickr.com Flickr], [http://www.youtube.com YouTube], [http://www.slideshare.net Slideshare], and [http://www.haokanbu.com Haokanbu] from China, etc. The other is to assist users to adopt new ways of managing knowledge and improving efficiency, such as RSS,Tag,Social Bookmarking,etc. The generic term for these different technologies and tools is social software, and its purpose is to support group interaction<sup>[http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/publications_reports_articles/opening_education_reports/Opening_Education_Report199/]</sup>. | ||
('''Blogs and wikibooks are parts of a PLE but not everything. I consider PLE a concept, rather than a website, software, or any other online community. In addition to some examples of web 2.0 software and websites, a deeper illustration of the emerging concept should be provided.''') | ('''Blogs and wikibooks are parts of a PLE but not everything. I consider PLE a concept, rather than a website, software, or any other online community. In addition to some examples of web 2.0 software and websites, a deeper illustration of the emerging concept should be provided.''') | ||
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[4]Stephen Downes,(2007),Learning networks in practice，Retrieved December 8, 2007 from: http://partners.becta.org.uk/page_documents/research/emerging_technologies07_chapter2.pdf | [4]Stephen Downes,(2007),Learning networks in practice，Retrieved December 8, 2007 from: http://partners.becta.org.uk/page_documents/research/emerging_technologies07_chapter2.pdf | ||
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