Using FriendFeed for reflection with

undergraduates

Dr Jo Badge, Dr Alan Cann,University of Leicester@jobadge  @ajcann

flickr cc-by Mykl Roventine 

flickr cc-by AShutterBugChef

doing more with less

staff: student ratio

time

delivery

1 and a bit : 253

2 hrs/wk x 22 wks

Blackboard VLE +Face to face help sessions (80 PCs)

CC-BY-SA Alan Cann

Engagement

10 weeks, 134 students:

 5,376  entries 8,151   comments 5,232 'likes' 199,853 words (average of 1,491 words each) 

~15% of students continued to use the service more than one month after the end of assessment

March 2010

References

Cann, A., Badge, J. (2010) Friend Folios - harnessing social scaffolding for reflection. ALT-C  Nottingham 7-9 Sept. 

Cunnane, S. (2010) 'Don't be afraid to share' Times Higher Education 

Alan Cann's blog: Science of the Invisible