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- Title
Red Gloo: Experiences of developing and using an emerging technology in higher education.
- Authors
Williams, Shirley Ann; Lundqvist, Karsten; Parslow, Pat
- Abstract
The article considers RedGloo, an online social network created for students of the School of Systems Engineering at the University of Reading in England in 2006. The creation of RedGloo and its use by students from 2006 both in formal and informal education are discussed. The use of other social media by students with access to RedGloo is discussed. Criticisms and praise of RedGloo by college graduates who used the network during its existence from 2006-2011 are examined. It is concluded that the growth of other social media effectively replaced the need for RedGloo as a means of communication in learning.
- Subjects
INTERNET in higher education; ONLINE social networks; SOCIAL media; COLLEGE students' social networks; SERVICES for college students; COMMUNICATION in higher education; SYSTEMS engineering; UNIVERSITY of Reading; EDUCATION
- Publication
British Journal of Educational Technology, 2013, Vol 44, Issue 4, p668
- ISSN
0007-1013
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bjet.12055