Digital resources-from games to blogs to social networking-are strong forces in education today, but how can those tools be effectively utilized by educators and course designers in higher education? Filled with practical advice, the e-Learning and Social Networking Handbook, Second Edition provides a comprehensive overview of online learning tools and offers strategies for using these resources in course design.

Frank Rennie is Professor of Sustainable Rural Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland.

Tara Morrison is a Lecturer at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland.

Table of Contents Chapter One: Social Networking as an Educational Tool Chapter Two: Designing for a Distributed Environment Chapter Three: Selecting the Media Palette Chapter Four: The Tools in Practice Chapter Five: Constraints on Course Design Chapter Six: Postscript References