Web 2.0: Changing the learning landscape Presented by Anne Bartlett-Bragg UTS & Digital Dialogues

Topics to explore: What is Web 2.0? Social software Mash-ups What does it enable? How will it influence our practice?

What is Web 2.0?

Social software

Mash-ups

What does it enable?

How will it influence our practice?

What is Web 2.0? an attitude not a technology !

What is Web 2.0? rapid, low cost approach to development browser-based from static isolated information silos to sources of content and interaction characterised by open communication, decentralisation of authority, freedom to share, and “the market as a conversation”

rapid, low cost approach to development

browser-based

from static isolated information silos to sources of content and interaction

characterised by open communication, decentralisation of authority, freedom to share, and “the market as a conversation”

What is Web 2.0? Video clip available from YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

What is social software? 1. How many people have a blog? Personal? Professional? 2. How many people use Flickr? 3. How many people use Delicious? 4. How many people use a wiki? 5. How many people subscribe to podcasts? 6. How many people use an aggregator? 7. How many people mash-up? 8. How many people can describe what RSS does? (in plain English!)

Social Software Key Principles: Trust Openness Reputation User-generated User-controlled The information is not important in itself – it is the relationship to other people with shared interests!

Key Principles:

Trust

Openness

Reputation

User-generated

User-controlled

What does it enable? Learners can now create, publish, distribute, subscribe, read and re-create content. Learners are now producers and creators of learning NOT just consumers. Learning can be collaborative. Learning can be personalised. Learning can be informal. Learning is participatory. Learners are empowered. Learners are engaged.

Learners can now create, publish, distribute, subscribe, read and re-create content.

Learners are now producers and creators of learning NOT just consumers.

Learning can be collaborative.

Learning can be personalised.

Learning can be informal.

Learning is participatory.

Learners are empowered.

Learners are engaged.

Communication & Participation Flickr Bookmarking Subscribe Collaborate & Share Publish Create Read Re-create Blogs Wikis RSS RSS

Personalised Learning

Personalised Learning http://headspacej.blogspot.com/2006/02/personal-learning-environment-model.html

Role of the Educator? Trusted source in a social learning network Guiding and advising Facilitating establishment of networks Empowering Supporting personal landscape development

Trusted source in a social learning network

Guiding and advising

Facilitating establishment of networks

Empowering

Supporting personal landscape development

Role of the Educator? Complex simulations To co-operate, to support Realization of adequate action strategies To cope, to master Action in real situations (complex and social) (Baumgarten, 2004) Problem solving To observe, to help, to demonstrate Selection of methods and its use To do, to practice Presentation of pre-determined problems Programmed instruction To teach, to explain Production of correct answers To know, to remember Transfer of knowledge Mode 3: Coach (Informal Guide) Mode 2: Tutor (Facilitated Learning) Mode 1: Transfer (Directed Teaching)

Complex simulations

To co-operate, to support

Realization of adequate action strategies

To cope, to master

Action in real situations (complex and social)

(Baumgarten, 2004)

Problem solving

To observe, to help, to demonstrate

Selection of methods and its use

To do, to practice

Presentation of pre-determined problems

Programmed instruction

To teach, to explain

Production of correct answers

To know, to remember

Transfer of knowledge

Inhibitors to implementation 1. Organisational inhibitors: Organisational technology infrastructure Organisational culture 2. Individual inhibitors: Digital literacy – computer & information Learners – identity, dependency, time management 3. Pedagogical inhibitors: Modes of teaching

1. Organisational inhibitors:

Organisational technology infrastructure

Organisational culture

2. Individual inhibitors:

Digital literacy – computer & information

Learners – identity, dependency, time management

3. Pedagogical inhibitors:

Modes of teaching

“ Teaching is more difficult than learning because what teaching calls for is this: to let learn.” Hiedegger,1968

“ Teaching is more difficult than learning

because what teaching calls for is this:

to let learn.”

Hiedegger,1968

Further Resources Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/AnneBB Wetpaint wiki - join up! http://elearning2.wetpaint.com ABBs blog http://digitaldialogues.blogs.com/learning_technologies/ Ning community? http://www.ning.com Delicious http://del.icio.us/AnneBB Flickr http://www.flickr.com/AnneBB

Slideshare

http://www.slideshare.net/AnneBB

Wetpaint wiki - join up!

http://elearning2.wetpaint.com

ABBs blog

http://digitaldialogues.blogs.com/learning_technologies/

Ning community?

http://www.ning.com

Delicious

http://del.icio.us/AnneBB

Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/AnneBB