Web 2.0 2006: Implications for the LMS Learning Management Systems and Liberal Arts Colleges: a NITLE Symposium Hosted by Reed College Sponsored by CODEX October, 2006

Plan of the talk Social software and Web 2.0 LMS connections (on the way to Bryan’s office, spring 2006)

Social software and Web 2.0

LMS connections

Thematics Emergence in time and space Pedagogy Scope Complex ecological interaction (Google Earth Atlas gloves project, 2006)

Emergence in

time and space

Pedagogy

Scope

Complex ecological interaction

I. Web 2.0 Microcontent

Microcontent

I. Web 2.0 Social functionality

Social functionality

I. Web 2.0 Open content and/or services and/or standards

Open content and/or services and/or standards

I. Web 2.0 Network constructivism

Network constructivism

I. Web 2.0 O’Reilly: perpetual beta

O’Reilly: perpetual beta

I. Web 2.0 O’Reilly: platforms for development

O’Reilly: platforms for development

I. Web 2.0 Data mashups

Data mashups

I. Web 2.0 examples Collaborative writing platforms: the wiki way

Collaborative writing platforms: the wiki way

I. Web 2.0 examples Pedagogies Collective research Group writing Document editing Information literacy

Pedagogies

Collective research

Group writing

Document editing

Information literacy

I. Web 2.0 examples Research: wikis are textually productive

I. Web 2.0 examples -Viégas, Wattenberg, Dave (IBM, 2004)

I. Web 2.0 examples wikis are textually productive OhMyNews! , WikiNews

wikis are textually productive

OhMyNews! , WikiNews

I. Web 2.0 examples Web 2.0 components, movements collaborative writing platforms: the blogosphere

Web 2.0 components, movements

collaborative writing platforms: the blogosphere

I. Web 2.0 examples Addressable content chunks

Addressable content chunks

I. Web 2.0 examples Distributed, attached conversations

Distributed, attached conversations

I. Web 2.0 examples State of the blogosphere 50 million blogs tracked by Technorati: “ The blogosphere has been doubling in size every 6 months or so. It is over 100 times bigger than it was just 3 years ago .” (David Sifry, July 2006) Chart follows…

State of the blogosphere

50 million blogs tracked by Technorati:

“ The blogosphere has been doubling in size every 6 months or so. It is over 100 times bigger than it was just 3 years ago .” (David Sifry, July 2006)

Chart follows…

I. Web 2.0 examples

I. Web 2.0 examples State of the blogosphere 12 people million using three platforms, including LiveJournal: majority women (Anil Dash, MeshForum 2006) Diversity: diaries, public intellectuals, Carnivals, knitters, moblogs, warblogs home and abroad…

State of the blogosphere

12 people million using three platforms, including LiveJournal: majority women (Anil Dash, MeshForum 2006)

Diversity: diaries, public intellectuals, Carnivals, knitters, moblogs, warblogs home and abroad…

I. Web 2.0 examples Components, movements: social objects Flickr http:// flickr.com /

Components, movements: social objects

Flickr

I. Web 2.0 examples Reach of Flickr 100 million images, as of Feb 2006 As of October 2006, 4 million Flickr members 1 million photos uploaded each day ( http://www.radioopensource.org/photography-20/ )

Reach of Flickr

100 million images, as of Feb 2006

As of October 2006, 4 million Flickr members

1 million photos uploaded each day

( http://www.radioopensource.org/photography-20/ )

I. Web 2.0 examples What can we learn from this? Ton Zylstra: “ In general you could say that both Flickr and delicious work in a triangle: person, picture/bookmark, and tag(s). Or more abstract a person, an object of sociality, and some descriptor...”

What can we learn from this? Ton Zylstra:

“ In general you could say that both Flickr and delicious work in a triangle: person, picture/bookmark, and tag(s). Or more abstract a person, an object of sociality, and some descriptor...”

I. Web 2.0 examples “… In every triangle there always needs to be a person and an object of sociality. The third point of the triangle is free to define[,] as it were.” - http://www.zylstra.org , 2006

“… In every triangle there always needs to be a person and an object of sociality. The third point of the triangle is free to define[,] as it were.”

- http://www.zylstra.org , 2006

I. Web 2.0 examples What can we learn from this? Jyri Engesrom is succinct: “ The fallacy is to think that social networks are just made up of people. They're not; social networks consist of people who are connected by a shared object.” - http://www.zengestrom.com/ , 2005

What can we learn from this?

Jyri Engesrom is succinct:

“ The fallacy is to think that social networks are just made up of people. They're not; social networks consist of people who are connected by a shared object.”

- http://www.zengestrom.com/ , 2005

I. Web 2.0 examples Social objects principles: tagging

Social objects principles: tagging

I. Web 2.0 examples “ Home Owain Hestia Chickens Ripton”

“ Home

Owain

Hestia

Chickens

Ripton”

I. Web 2.0 examples Folksonomy User benefit Search Retrieval Self-awareness http:// del.icio.us /

Folksonomy

User benefit

Search

Retrieval

Self-awareness

http:// del.icio.us /

I. Web 2.0 examples Community surfacing Ontology Concepts Collaborative research

Community surfacing

Ontology

Concepts

Collaborative research

I. Web 2.0 examples Case study, tagging museums: the Steve project

Case study, tagging museums:

the Steve project

I. Web 2.0 examples Tagging museums: the Steve project Expert discourse, controlled vocab

Tagging museums: the Steve project

Expert discourse, controlled vocab

I. Web 2.0 examples Tagging museums: the Steve project Users tag differently Curators get it (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004)

Tagging museums: the Steve project

Users tag differently

Curators get it

(Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004)

I. Web 2.0 examples AJAX-based projects

AJAX-based projects

I. Web 2.0 examples Components, movements Mixing and mashing: the RSS feeding frenzy

Components, movements

Mixing and mashing: the RSS feeding frenzy

I. Web 2.0 examples Components, movements: social objects Example: Google Spreadsheets http://spreadsheets.google.com/

Components, movements: social objects

Example: Google Spreadsheets

I. Web 2.0 examples Components, movements: social objects Collaborative music: LastFM http:// www.last.fm /

Components, movements: social objects

Collaborative

music: LastFM

I. Web 2.0 examples Teaching with Web 2.0 Distributed conversation Collaborative writing Object-oriented discussion http://smarthistory.blogspot.com/

Teaching with Web 2.0

Distributed conversation

Collaborative writing

Object-oriented discussion

I. Web 2.0 examples Social networking services FaceBook MySpace CyWorld “ Less than four years after its launch, 15 million people, or almost a third of the country's population, are members.” ( BusinessWeek , September 2005)

Social networking

services

FaceBook

MySpace

CyWorld

“ Less than four years after its launch, 15 million people, or almost a third of the country's population, are members.” ( BusinessWeek , September 2005)

I. Web 2.0 examples Web 2.0 influences rich media Podcasting

Web 2.0 influences rich media

Podcasting

I. Web 2.0 examples What’s happened since February 2004?

What’s happened since February 2004?

I. Web 2.0 examples What’s happened since? “ More than 22 million American adults own iPods or MP3 players and 29% of them have downloaded podcasts from the Web so that they could listen to audio files at a time of their choosing.” -Pew Internet and American Life study, April 2005

What’s happened since?

“ More than 22 million American adults own iPods or MP3 players and 29% of them have downloaded podcasts from the Web so that they could listen to audio files at a time of their choosing.”

-Pew Internet and American Life study,

April 2005

I. Web 2.0 examples What’s happened since? Neologisms: godcasting nanocasting podfading podsafe podspamming podvertising porncasting

What’s happened since? Neologisms:

godcasting

nanocasting

podfading

podsafe

podspamming

podvertising

porncasting

I. Web 2.0 examples Podcasts and teaching: profcasting Bryn Mawr College: Michelle Francl, chemistry Duke: Classroom recording Learning objects: Gardner Campbell, University of Richmond Duke: Course content dissemination Information literacy

Podcasts and teaching: profcasting

Bryn Mawr College: Michelle Francl, chemistry

Duke: Classroom recording

Learning objects: Gardner Campbell, University of Richmond

Duke: Course content dissemination

Information literacy

I. Web 2.0 examples Podcasts and research Public intellectual Out of the Past Engines of Our Ingenuity Napoleon 101 In Our Time Trudi Abel, “Digital Durham and the New South” (Duke University, 2006) Duke: Field recording

Podcasts and research

Public intellectual

Out of the Past

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Napoleon 101

In Our Time

Trudi Abel, “Digital Durham and the New South” (Duke University, 2006)

Duke: Field recording

I. Web 2.0 examples Social media: Web 2.0 video (Gootube? Suetube?)

Social media: Web 2.0 video

I. Web 2.0 examples Social media: Freesound archive (Freesound archive)

Social media: Freesound archive

I. Web 2.0 examples (Second Life, 2004-present) Social media: social gaming and Web 2.0?

(Second Life, 2004-present)

I. Web 2.0 examples Size of Second Life: 1 million residents, October 2006 “ the new golf”, Second Life (Joi Ito) Compare the field 6 million players, World of Warcraft 1 million players, Virtual Magic Kingdom Diversity: platform, genre, content

Size of Second Life:

1 million residents, October 2006

“ the new golf”, Second Life (Joi Ito)

Compare the field

6 million players, World of Warcraft

1 million players, Virtual Magic Kingdom

Diversity: platform, genre, content

I. Web 2.0 examples Social news: Memeorandum, Tailrank, Digg, TechMeme

Social news:

Memeorandum, Tailrank, Digg, TechMeme

II. LMS connections Bridges from LMS: Concepts Existing outsources DIY

Bridges from LMS:

Concepts

Existing outsources

DIY

II. LMS connections Mainstream courseware: Blackboard blocks Blackboard Beyond, announced February 2006

Mainstream courseware:

Blackboard blocks

Blackboard Beyond, announced February 2006

II. LMS connections Mainstream courseware: Moodle wikis and blogs Tagging forthcoming (Dougiamas)

Mainstream courseware:

Moodle wikis and blogs

Tagging forthcoming (Dougiamas)

II. LMS connections Is Web 2.0 in most LMSes? Microcontent… yes Social networking… somewhat Open content, services… not really

Is Web 2.0 in most LMSes?

Microcontent… yes

Social networking… somewhat

Open content, services… not really

II. LMS connections Virtues of closed LMS spaces Easier training Replicates some familiar closed digital environments Student privacy Professor privacy Campus privacy…

Virtues of closed LMS spaces

Easier training

Replicates some familiar closed digital environments

Student privacy

Professor privacy

Campus privacy…

II. LMS connections More: replication of classroom environment Copyright (TEACH Act) Professor comfort zone LAC ethos

More: replication of classroom environment

Copyright (TEACH Act)

Professor comfort zone

LAC ethos

II. LMS connections What principles to apply from Web 2.0? People tag Textual productivity Distributed conversations Profile-raising Ease of microcontent (Benkler, 2005)

What principles to apply from Web 2.0?

People tag

Textual productivity

Distributed conversations

Profile-raising

Ease of microcontent (Benkler, 2005)

II. LMS connections World Wide Web 2.0 Net.gen experience Technologists Media (lonelygirl15, 2006-)

World Wide Web 2.0

Net.gen experience

Technologists

Media

II. LMS connections ePortfolio connections Web 2.0 as light ports Web 2.0 attached to bigger ports (Helen Barrett, 2006)

ePortfolio connections

Web 2.0 as light ports

Web 2.0 attached to bigger ports

II. LMS connections Existing third party sources Major players buying, creating (Yahoo! Buys del.icio.us, Dec. 2005)

Existing third party sources

Major players buying, creating

(Yahoo! Buys del.icio.us, Dec. 2005)

II. LMS connections Existing third party sources Major players buying, creating (Amazon supports tagging, 2005-)

Existing third party sources

Major players buying, creating

(Amazon supports tagging, 2005-)

II. LMS connections DIY: coding PennTags social bookmarking

DIY: coding

PennTags social bookmarking

II. LMS connections DIY: hosting Minnesota blogs from the library (2003-)

DIY: hosting

Minnesota blogs from the library (2003-)

Keeping up NITLE Codex http://nitle.org/index.php/nitle/collaborations/codex NITLE blog http://b2e.nitle.org NITLE Lab http:// nitle.org/index.php/nitle/laboratory

Keeping up

NITLE Codex http://nitle.org/index.php/nitle/collaborations/codex

NITLE blog http://b2e.nitle.org

NITLE Lab http:// nitle.org/index.php/nitle/laboratory