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A Iª Conferência do Mestrado em Pedagogia do eLearning ‐ myMPeL2010 realiza-se no dia 14 de maio de 2010, entre as 9h30 e as 18h, no auditório da Fundação Portuguesa das Comunicações, em Lisboa, com o intuito de proporcionar um espaço de reflexão, diálogo e partilha entre toda a comunidade do curso, investigadores e profissionais na área do elearning.

O encontro myMPeL2010 é organizado pela coordenação do Mestrado em Pedagogia do eLearning (MPEL), que está integrado no Departamento de Educação e Ensino a Distância (DEED) da Universidade Aberta (UAb), em colaboração com os estudantes da 3ª edição do curso.

A Iª Conferência do Mestrado em Pedagogia do eLearning ‐ myMPeL2010 conta com a cooperação do LEaD (Laboratório de Ensino a Distância da Universidade Aberta), através de apresentações de investigadores deste laboratório (também docentes ou estudantes do mestrado), acerca de projetos de investigação relevantes para as temáticas abordadas no MPEL.

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George Siemens, talks about learning transparent, even referring the case, which is very learned, with what he have read on Blogs, Twitter or Facebook.
It also presents a case on a course hosted by itself and by Stephen Downes and the networks that were created by students.
It also emphasizes that when we share our thoughts and ideas on the web, we become teachers. “When we make our learning transparent we become teachers”.

Teaching as transparent learning
George Siemens
April 28th, 2009
http://www.connectivism.ca/?p=122 (Accessed February 21, 2010)

This article by José Picardo, reports the potential use of Web2.0 technologies in education.
As stated in the article, although many of her students knowing the web2.0 concept, they are very familiar with some of these resources.
It also highlights the power of social networks at the level of cooperation and sharing they allow, which has contributed to the strong participation by students, since these, if “are in their world.”
He finishes the article with an account of his experience with his students, the use of a microblogging tool, the edmodo.

Microblogging: making the case for social networking in education
José Picardo
February 16th, 2010
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=1727 (Accessed February 20, 2010)

This article by Morten Flate Paulsen on their Teory of Cooperative Freedom, gives a brief introduction on various theories in distance education and the influences that led him to develop his theory.
This theory argues two main pillars, the Cooperation between those involved with the use of CMC and Freedom, where the student can choose your route without being subjected to a rigid curriculum.
It also shows the six dimensions of the Hexagon of Cooperative Freedom (time, space, pace, medium, access, and curriculum) that educators should take into account in developing programs.

The Hexagon Of Cooperative Freedom: A Distance Education Theory Attuned to Computer Conferencing
Morten Flate Paulsen – November 17th, 2008
http://www.nettskolen.com/forskning/21/hexagon.html (Accessed February 20, 2010)

In this article, Shannon Ritter, presents the case of Penn State World Campus, where the use of social networks, including Twitter, has contributed to the creation of a community of cooperative work, where students and teachers working on their projects, discuss issues conferences, allowing greater interaction between all elements.

Social Networking in Higher Education

September 4th, 2008

http://blog.worldcampus.psu.edu/index.php/2008/09/04/social-networking-in-higher-education/ (Accessed February 20, 2010)