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In 2008, Rheingold became the first research fellow at the Institute for the Future.
 
In 2008, Rheingold became the first research fellow at the Institute for the Future.
  
In 20008 he initiated the Social Media Classroom (SMC) and Collaboratory, funded by a HASTAC award. The SMC is an open-source Content Management System that provides teachers with an integrated set of social media for their courses, including forum, wiki, chat, blog and other functions. The Classroom also includes free curricular material: syllabi, lesson plans, resource repositories, screencasts and videos. Educators can either install their own version of the Colab, or apply for a hosted version.
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In 2008 he initiated the Social Media Classroom (SMC) and Collaboratory, funded by a HASTAC award. The SMC is an open-source Content Management System that provides teachers with an integrated set of social media for their courses, including forum, wiki, chat, blog and other functions. The Classroom also includes free curricular material: syllabi, lesson plans, resource repositories, screencasts and videos. Educators can either install their own version of the Colab, or apply for a hosted version.
  
 
Rheingold is a visiting lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Communication where he teaches two courses, "Digital Journalism" and "Virtual Communities and Social Media".
 
Rheingold is a visiting lecturer in Stanford University's Department of Communication where he teaches two courses, "Digital Journalism" and "Virtual Communities and Social Media".

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