On Some Aspects of Educational Network

Subrata Paul¹, Anirban Mitra² and Prasanta Padhi³

^1,2Department of Computer Science and Engineering, M.I.T.S. Rayagada, Odisha 765017 (India).

³Sysnet Global Tech. Pvt. Ltd , DRM Railway office, Sambalpur, Odisha 768002 (India).

ABSTRACT:

in popularity. While most people use these social networking to connect with friends, but by going through a close study one can easily observe that their utility extends much beyond the scope of knowing and connecting like-minded peoples. These tools can also be used for learning and knowledge sharing. "Educational Networking" is the appropriate term, which is a kind of social networking technologies used for educational purposes. As the phrase "social networking" can sometime carries negative impact and connotations for educators, the phrase "educational networking" seems to be safer and more objectively towards discussing the pedagogical value. In this article, we have provided a brief overview on advantages of education. Our works include a bit of review of the concepts, definitions and categorizations available in Social Network literature. We have also argued on the central characteristic of Educational networking, which is a combination of personalization and socialization. This combination has a potential to facilitate transparency between student communities. Such transparency gives students insight into each other's work, leading to an increase in quality and benchmark of their own work.

KEYWORDS: Social Network; Education Network

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