Social Media And Web 2.0 Tools

Most individuals are finding the online world flexible and convenient, and accurately matching their objectives and busy kind of lives. Online learning capabilities have proliferated and have ensured vital knowledge and skills for the learners. Students can easily locate various learning programs online, and these are always accessible and convenient for any interested party in the online fraternity. However, there are few challenges that are associated with the online world, but the educators have provided succinct methods that can be used by learners to develop knowledge and skills that are associated with the learning platform.

Educational Psychology Review. Vol.12 (1). Retrieved from http://www.unco.edu/cebs/psychology/kevinpugh/motivation_project/resources/tollefson00.pdf Zimmerman, B. J. (1989). A social cognitive view of self-regulated academic learning.

As with the development of many new ideas, self-directed learning has created some confusion in that many related concepts are often used either interchangeable or in similar ways. Examples include self-education (Hosmer (1847), Dickinson & Clark, 1975, Smith 1976, Snedden 1930); self-directed learning; self-planned learning (Tough 1966); self-instruction (Johnstone &Rivera 1965, Smith 1976); individual learning (Smith 1976); autonomous learning (Houle 1962, Miller 1964, Moore 1980, Smith 1976); independent study or independent learning (Jourard 1967, Moore 1972); and self-access learning (Dickinson 1987). Yet these terms offer varied, though often subtly different, emphases. To illustrate these differences, several views of self-direction can be compared and contrasted.

"Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century." (Alfred Perlman). As he said, there is no doubt that learning is a very important skill especially in modern society because of the knowledge explosion and rapid developing of information technology. However, there are different results with different learning methods. Good learning method can lead to success easier, on the contrary, poor learning method means wasting time and energy. Therefor, self-regulated learning is presented by numerous eminent scholars as a excellent learning method. "Self-regulated learning is not a mental ability or an academic performance skill; rather it is the self-directive process by which learners

soundness of transferring the theoretical construct of self-regulation from educational psychology to the area of second language acquisition.

Another example that I observed students using their own motivation and self-regulation was during lab periods. I observed particular students taking actions to progress in their own learning. The students were giving great attentiveness to the steps required to complete the lab and afterwards being very self driven to complete the task at hand. Since most of the lab assignments aren’t due at the end of class, many students were completing the assignment at different paces while other students were taking it

As stated above, individuals are responsible to set and aссomplish their self-mаnaged learning goals. Ian Cunningham has argued that some form of оverall assessment is necessary for effеctive self-managed learning as it focuses the mind and crеаtes clоsure. To be confident and motivated a lifelong learner has to monitor and evaluate his own performance and achievements. Self-SWOT analysis is an useful tool that gives the individual the ability to recognise his strengths and weaknesses and it helps in finding the right direction for change in both personal and professional contexts. This will motivate people to set higher goals, to strive for continuous improvement of their

The articles chosen for this project provide developments in how teachers can motivate students to self-regulate their learning. Sansone and Thoman reach a conclusion in their research that made a critical case of the relationship between self-regulation and motivation. The purpose of their argument was to explain the importance the “interest experience” plays in students maintaining motivation in order to self-regulate. They used research already completed to explain their suggestion that the “interest experience is the missing piece in the self-regulation model”. Wolters, Yu, and Pintrich conclude from their study that students who adopt a learning goal orientation tend to show more motivation towards self-regulatory strategy use. They further conclude that motivation and strategy use are strongly influenced by goal orientation and the “outcomes are not just reflective of stable individual difference”. Wolters, Yu, and Pintrich, based on their results, explain that learning goal orientation promotes motivational beliefs, which in turn led to higher levels of self-regulation when compared to the other goal orientations.

Previous research suggests that early childhood is an important period for the development of self-regulation. During early years (preschool), children experience significant growth in the prefrontal cortex, the area of the brain. The prefrontal cortex area is closely related to self-regulation. As mentioned before, self-regulation is essential for academic success by helping children excel in structured learning environments, refrain from distractions, maintain focus and attention, stay on task, and prevail through difficulty (McClelland, Geldof, Cameron, & Wanless, 2014). Self-regulation in previous studies have shown that children with strong skills of self-regulation score higher on measurements of achievement in preschool and elementary. It is also a predictor in long term success in completing high

Using online programs in the classroom is becoming a common practice for delivering educational information. However, the use of Internet sources and materials that support instruction often requires users to have more advanced knowledge and understanding. Online access has become the central focus on students habit. Gillam and Wooden (2013) stated that educators need to ”create high-functioning learning communities in an otherwise disembodied online learning space” (p.24).

“Learning management systems traditionally provide structures to guide online learners to achieve their learning goals” (Tu, Sujo-Montes, Yen, Chan, & Blocher, 2012, p. 13). Technologies, such as Web 2.0, allow learners to create, share, and organize PLEs in open network environments. In addition, this platform allows students to collaborate and engage in social networking. According to Tu et al., educators integrate Web 2.0 technologies to support online learning management system (LMS)

Web 2.0 refers to the term given to the second generation World Wide Web, which is majorly focused on giving people the ability to collaborate and share information online. The transition from the old static web pages to the more dynamic and interactive web pages are what are referred to as web 2.0, this websites are well organized and are geared towards delivering of web applications to the users. Web 2.0 brings other improved functionalities like open communication emphasizing on web communities of users and open sharing information with each other. Web 2.0 has become more synonymous as a marketing term. Components of web 2.0 are Wikis, Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Flickr. There have been discussions of Web 2.0 roots been in development communities for open source software, these communities organize and participate in development of software and ideas and suggestions are shared in real time, and the same would apply for Web 2.0. For Web 2.0 it's not just about opening up the code it involves opening up the production of content and exposing data so it can be re-used by all online users ADDIN EN.CITE Shelly20106(Shelly and Frydenberg, 2010)666Shelly, G.B.Frydenberg, M.Web 2.0: Concepts and Applications2010Independence, KYCourse Technology9781439048023http://books.google.co.ke/books?id=WYSP0ll6ftcC( HYPERLINK l "_ENREF_6" o "Shelly, 2010 #6" Shelly and Frydenberg, 2010).

The social self-regulated strategies help learners in gaining new knowledge and satisfy the learners in e-learning environment. They find the solutions with each other and interact together which can reduce the loneliness during online training. However, these strategies not bring any benefits to help learners integrate the knowledge to become their skill to handle different situation.

Technology today has made huge improvements with communication. An online student learns how to motivate themselves and learn time management skills. Going to school forces a student to learn time management, but with online learning, the student is very independent. Their schedule may consist of being a full time parent, full time employee, and full-time student. To keep up with this busy schedule, self-motivation and time management are important,. “Online learning is actually a more efficient and effective way for students to learn. It facilities easy information transfer; while classroom learning encourages passive learning and ignore individual learning difference” (edudemic.com).

This chapter consists of 6 sections: introduction to the chapter, PBL review, self-regulated learning review, self-assessment review, theoretical framework and summary of the chapter. The first section gives an overview of the chapter, including its objectives and contents. The PBL section reviews the objectives of PBL and the theories related to the PBL concept,