Refelctions on Hargadon's Classroom 2.0 Article

In response to Steve Hargadon’s Classroom 2.0 article, I’m impressed with several aspects of this article and will comment on tow in particular. Specifically, engagement trumps topic with topic potentially promoting student engagement with WEB 2.0 providing more opportunities for sharing and discussion. Obviously, we are obliged to present course content, but content can only be assimilated through active student engagement in the learning process. Opportunities for student engagement should be interesting and varied in approach in order to maximize learning. Another topic of interest is that a network must fulfill some compelling need. Moreover, there needs to be a sound rationale to utilize a social network for learning. Along this line, implementation of a social network for learning should solve a problem in ways not otherwise possible. Social networks for learning purposes potentially provides an interesting approach for student involvement in the learning process.