What are social media?

Social media are those that gain value or meaning as a result of the interactions of more than one person. In Teaching Crowds we include quite a lot of things i...

Discuss the chapters

A book is such a static thing. In this page and those below it we encourage you to discuss each chapter – to raise challenges, seek clarification, share i...

Chapter 5. Learning in Networks

Download: Chapter 5. Learning in Networks Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful se...

Chapter 4. Learning in Groups

Download:  Chapter 4. Learning in Groups An impressive collection of studies has shown that participation in well-functioning cooperative groups leads students ...

Related papers

We have authored quite a few peer review papers relating to the themes and ideas discussed in Teaching Crowds. This page lists a sample of some of these. Collec...