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Biographical Statement

Rebecca Ferguson is currently a research fellow studying and developing the use of social learning at The Open University in the UK. Her overarching research interest is in how people learn together online, making use of different tools and literacies. This has included investigation of learning in online conferences, in virtual worlds, through blogs and through the use of other social media.

Email: r.m.ferguson@open.ac.uk