tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912259919974321462.post5311588118358888629..comments2017-10-18T13:11:40.979+01:00Comments on What is Networked Learning?: Contingency in use of Digital ToolsMike Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08446783588359525606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912259919974321462.post-154644065324109112010-11-16T11:54:13.294+00:002010-11-16T11:54:13.294+00:00Many thanks for taking the trouble to read/comment...Many thanks for taking the trouble to read/comment. You're right, we do need to make these fault lines explicit, whichever tool we're looking at. However, turning that into a 'Networked Learner competence' is what my post was really about. Perhaps it only comes with experience, good or bad. But then, how will students come to the point of having those experiences, and have enough of them to start reaping the rewards of engaging...?<br />'This would seem to apply to any reference manager. To single out zotero is nothing but FUD.' <br />FUD perhaps, and, as I said, I prefer Zotero and tell students this. But, where the University explicity fully supports Endnote, that's a world apart in my mind from the sense of being cast adrift on (albeit brilliant) 'unsupported' software. I see institutional support levels as a barrier/carrier to adoption.Mike Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446783588359525606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912259919974321462.post-16722468175991508992010-11-08T20:08:16.839+00:002010-11-08T20:08:16.839+00:00What happens when the student fails to submit cour...<i>What happens when the student fails to submit coursework on time because Zotero failed?</i><br /><br />This would seem to apply to any reference manager. To single out zotero is nothing but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt" rel="nofollow">FUD</a>.<br /><br /><br /><i>But I am at a loss as to how to convey the 'tool appraisal' and 'back-up and rescue' skills mentioned above without completely losing my audience.</i><br /><br />Convey them as you would with EndNote: the issues are no different!donaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10598066824482575471noreply@blogger.com