EXPERIMENTAL THEMATIC SOCIAL NETWORK OF A RESEARCH GROUP ABOUT WEB ACCESSIBILITY

Abstract

The social networks phenomenon, widespread since the turn of the century, is well established as leisure, work and business. However, its potential is rarely used in the educational field. This article presents a proposal for a Thematic Social Network (TSN) which is being implemented on a trial basis for a research group that works with the theme "Inclusive Education on the Web." The group explores the concept of social networks and introduces the idea of Thematic Social Network as a proposal for collaborative activities. Network members have organized internal groups, representing different work fronts. The TSN has the same features of a massive social network, however, the control over these resources is done by the group, as well as defining usage policies. Thus, with the goal to research the TSN, it was used Elgg® platform for deploying this experimental network.

 

 

Index Terms - Thematic Social Networks, web accessibility, research group.