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Summary
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Project lead(s)
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Alison explains in her case study how using a social network group like Facebook alongside Blackboard has supported informal discussions as part of the simulation exercise as part of the assessment for the module, POLI2003
![]() Using Blackboard and Social Networking to Support Student Learning |
Dr Alison Statham
Leicester Business School Faculty of Business and Law
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Objectives
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• In Alison’s view Blackboard does not enable students to establish a sense of community or ownership of the assessment. “This is problematic as students are expected to set the agenda for discussion during the simulation excercise. It is also counter to my own underlying philosophy of empowering students as shapers of academic debate rather than mere observers or commentators. This has led me to consider less formal mechanisms by which to establish that sense of community and ownership, in this instance via Facebook“
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Outcomes
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To name just a few:
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Future Developments
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It is my intention to set up Facebook groups for my level six dissertation students and the module, The Politics of Nationalism. |
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