Evolution of learning folksonomies: social tagging in e-learning repositories. (10th September 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dahl, Daniel; Vossen, Gottfried
• Is Part Of: International journal of technology enhanced learning. Volume 1:Number 1/2(2008)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2008-09-10
• Subjects: technology-enhanced learning -- learning objects -- learning repositories -- web 20 -- social tagging -- folksonomies -- tag clouds -- e-learning -- online learning -- internet; Educational technology -- Periodicals; Education -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Periodicals; Web-based instruction -- Periodicals; Computer-assisted instruction -- Periodicals; 371.3305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-5255

Abstract

Repositories for learning objects typically offer two different views for the discovery of stored content: search based on keywords and navigation in a context-dependent directory. In the course of the Web 2.0 phenomenon, the social tagging mechanism provides a new way to categorise and organise content. This user-centred approach, generating the so-called folksonomies, is also offering high potential for the context of e-Learning repositories. The paper illustrates how this particular Web 2.0 technique can be exploited within the metadata repository share.loc and the content repository Learnr, both under development at the University of Muenster.