Another use for Facebook

Another Facebook story, this time from Wales on Sunday There aren’t many more visible places for sharing coursework really: Cardiff University has reprimanded more than 20 bio-sciences students over comments made on the social networking site Facebook. The students have been told off after making offensive remarks about [a]…lecturer…and using the site to share information … Continued

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Another Facebook story, this time from Wales on Sunday

There aren’t many more visible places for sharing coursework really:

Cardiff University has reprimanded more than 20 bio-sciences students over comments made on the social networking site Facebook.

The students have been told off after making offensive remarks about [a]…lecturer…and using the site to share information about coursework.

But perhaps this was a genuine attempt to exploit the collaborative learning opportunities offered by such applications?