tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387893452011-07-14T20:43:55.073-04:00How are classrooms using social software to deepen and extend the academic mission? How are these applications change the nature of that mission? You may or may not find the answers to those questions here.Eric Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129764963587694837noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38789345.post-1170342122867323382007-02-01T09:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T10:02:02.876-05:00<a href="http://learningportals.emerson.edu">Learning Portals</a> is a social software system designed and implemented at Emerson College in Boston. It provides individual blogs, discussion forums, a news feature and a portfolio tool. It is also adaptable so that individuals can make small changes to their personal settings, as well as add features to its existing structure. For instance, links to a course wiki or del.icio.us are easily added.<br /><br />The program offers an amazing amount of flexibility and extends the function of social software into the classroom context. The questions that arise have to do with the relative merit of network discussion in the context of a particular classroom. These questions will be addressed in future posts.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38789345-117034212286732338?l=class2point0.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Eric Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129764963587694837noreply@blogger.com0