From the abstract of an article "Learning together apart: Distance education in a virtual world" (citation) by myself and my colleague Kim Holmberg published in First Monday:
distanceeducation
About me
Isto Huvila
(né Isto Vatanen)
PD, forskarassistent
Ph.D., Post-Doc Research Fellow
Department of ALM
Uppsala University
Ph.D., adjunct researcher
Department of Information Studies
Åbo Akademi University
Isto Huvila is researcher and lecturer working on management and organisation of what we know and how we know in contexts ranging from social media to more traditional arenas of learning and working. My special areas of expertise are virtual worlds, Web 2.0, archives, libraries, museums and cultural heritage.
Upcoming 3 events
- NORSLIS Course in Philosophy of Information(21 days)
- Sociala medier i bibliotek(49 days)
- Workshop: Learning and Research in Second Life(82 days)
Recent blog posts
- Conceptions and confusions of Library and Information Science
- Library 2.0 2.0
- Bibliotek 2.0 symposium i Åbo
- Opening: Chair in Library and Information Science in Uppsala
- Paradigms, concepts and practice in knowledge organisation
- Informaatiotutkimuksen päivät 2010
- I have been blogged
- Semantic wiki as a digital archive
- Second Life opetuksessa ja koulutuksessa Asiantuntijakurssi, 5 op
- Bibliotek 2.0: Deltagarkultur i förändring (bok)