Learning Communities and Social Media | WS21/22

The Learning communities and social media course is an elective advanced seminar. You will find the material to read and the exercises on Moodle. Ask your teacher to register you on the Moodle course.

Learning Goals / Competencies

After completing the Learning Communities and Social Media seminar

• Students understand the concept of social media as well as the design and functionalities of different social media applications and services.
• Students understand basic principles, tools, and theoretical approaches of computer-mediated communication

Module Content

The Learning Communities and Social Media seminar covers the following topics

• Historical overview of the internet and Web 2.0
• Approaches and central findings of research on computer-mediated communication
• Community-based approaches to learning and problem solving
• Design and reception of social media messages and memes
• Scenarios of learning with social media
• Approaches of learning communities and communities of practice