Online and Social Networking Communities by Kear Karen;

Author:Kear, Karen; [Kear, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2011-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Case Study: Sharing Images, Creating Communities

Georgy Holden, The Open University, UK

This case study discusses OpenStudio, a photo-sharing interface that is based on the web 2.0 photo-sharing interface, Flickr. OpenStudio is used as an integral part of student learning for a Level 1 course in digital photography (T189) offered by the UK Open University (see Minocha, 2009, pp. 54–58). The challenge faced by the course authors was how to teach a subject as visual as photography, at a distance with no tutorial support.

The course attracts around 2,500 students per year, in two presentations. Students are drawn from a diversity of educational backgrounds and experience, and more than 50 per cent are new to the university. The course materials are delivered entirely online and, as well as OpenStudio, students can communicate in a number of support forums.

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