Jon Dron > Quotes

“Despite the pointless trivia that often passes through it, the social web can be appreciated as a web of learning.”
― Jon Dron, Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media

“When social software becomes a component of formal education, students and teachers interact with one another in more meaningful ways, creating a variety of positive results. Ted Panitz (1997) details over 67 benefits from engaging in collective learning, arguing that collaborating reduces anxiety, builds self-esteem, enhances student satisfaction, and fosters positive relationships between students and faculty.”
― Jon Dron, Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media

“Organizational structures should help us to surf the edge of chaos, not eliminate or constrain the creative potential of learners and teachers.”
― Jon Dron, Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media

“Wenger’s boundary-crossers may be networked individuals who move beyond and between closed communities, cross-fertilizing each community with ideas and practices of others.”
― Jon Dron, Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media