摘要：AbstractOur world is no longer a singularity but a fluid multiplicity. With faster and re-imagined communication modes, the very essence of education could be termed as being in perpetual state of flux. Traditional teaching methods used technology as a power-shift tool, in essence the technology served as an extension. Yet up to the turn of this century the pedagogical model was still the same, that of a mentor and a tutor. However, the pace of technological development, being asymmetrical and heterogeneous, has made the traditional models of learning hard pressed with the reality of social networks which is central to the concept of information ecologies. The present study offers a description of one of the concept studies undertaken at Information Studies Labs at University of Tehran. It treats social networks as an information ecosystem construct whose study defines any given individuals capacity for augmented learning. While the technology impacts on the digital ecosystems, the information ecosystem main impact is on understanding people with diverse backgrounds and interests and to incorporate their interaction patterns into the learning goals. As ecosystems, Social networks have monetary as well as non- profit benefits in collaborative atmosphere. The ease and charm of social networks for large group of information users make it compulsory to review and recognize ecological structure of information in this virtual environment.
