Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?

Many education providers grapple with “where” to host their online education community. While many have invested significant funding and time into developing a user specific solution, others are using alternative open source software solutions that provide a just in time response. This research pape...

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Main Authors: Broadley, Tania, Ledger, S., Sharplin, E.
Other Authors: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA 2013
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Online Access:http://www.editlib.org/p/112143/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15240
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description Many education providers grapple with “where” to host their online education community. While many have invested significant funding and time into developing a user specific solution, others are using alternative open source software solutions that provide a just in time response. This research paper reports on the importance of the engagement of an online community within an open source learning management system, presents the key aspects of communication occurring and romanticizes the notion that a user specific solution is not a necessary consideration.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-152402017-02-28T01:26:46Z Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community? Broadley, Tania Ledger, S. Sharplin, E. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA open source software online communities Many education providers grapple with “where” to host their online education community. While many have invested significant funding and time into developing a user specific solution, others are using alternative open source software solutions that provide a just in time response. This research paper reports on the importance of the engagement of an online community within an open source learning management system, presents the key aspects of communication occurring and romanticizes the notion that a user specific solution is not a necessary consideration. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15240 http://www.editlib.org/p/112143/ Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Chesapeake, VA restricted
spellingShingle open source software
online communities
Broadley, Tania
Ledger, S.
Sharplin, E.
Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?
title Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?
title_full Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?
title_fullStr Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?
title_full_unstemmed Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?
title_short Portals and Platforms: Does the technology matter when developing an online community?
title_sort portals and platforms: does the technology matter when developing an online community?
topic open source software
online communities
url http://www.editlib.org/p/112143/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15240