Online Student 2.0 – e-remite or e-xhibitionist? Eva R Fåhraeus

Three snapshots

My background Research in collaborative learning via the Net Teaching human-computer interaction and IT pedagogy Writing articles and books. Lately: Learn where you are – A handbook for distance students and others who learn via the Net.

Research in collaborative learning via the Net

Teaching human-computer interaction and IT pedagogy

Writing articles and books. Lately:

Learn where you are –

A handbook for distance students

and others who learn via the Net.

Expectations and opportunities What expectations do students of tomorrow have on librarians and teachers? Which opportunities do the Internet and Web 2.0 offer?

What expectations do students of tomorrow have on librarians and teachers?

Which opportunities do the Internet and Web 2.0 offer?

Properties of the Internet Hyperlinks Accessibility Multitude

Hyperlinks

Accessibility

Multitude

Hyperlinks Can be used to dig deeper about a subject but also to drift away to something else Drifter vs. Mole Can be used to search widely and find lots of interesting information, but also to create and share new solutions and ideas Searcher vs. Creator

Can be used to dig deeper about a subject but also to drift away to something else

Drifter vs. Mole

Can be used to search widely and find lots of interesting information, but also to create and share new solutions and ideas

Searcher vs. Creator

Accessibility and Multitude Everybody can reach everything true and false good and evil important and garbage allowed and forbidden Censorship vs. Democracy

Everybody can reach everything

true and false

good and evil

important and garbage

allowed and forbidden

Censorship vs. Democracy

Web 2.0 – what is new? Easy to publish and communicate Pull, not push Affords creativity Affords collaboration Affords openness

Easy to publish and communicate

Pull, not push

Affords creativity

Affords collaboration

Affords openness

Classical competence of librarians Encourage to plan ahead to critically review the source Explain how to use references Warn about risks and consequenses

Encourage

to plan ahead

to critically review the source

Explain

how to use references

Warn

about risks and consequenses

New challenges for librarians Learn how to use Web 2.0! Take part, be present! Be a good role model! Inspire dialogue! ( http:// www.hj.se / doc /6821 )

Learn how to use Web 2.0!

Take part, be present!

Be a good role model!

Inspire dialogue!

( http:// www.hj.se / doc /6821 )

Some relevant functions in Web 2.0 Blog Wiki RSS Social bookmarks Social networks Virtual worlds

Blog

Wiki

RSS

Social bookmarks

Social networks

Virtual worlds

Blog Easy-to-use diary Accessible as you choose Last written first read Easy commenting Useful for recording search history sharing findings and hints digital storytelling

Easy-to-use diary

Accessible as you choose

Last written first read

Easy commenting

Useful for

recording search history

sharing findings and hints

digital storytelling

Wiki Easy-to-use collaborative writing Accessible as you choose Version management Useful for group work common wordbook about certain subject e-portfolio ‘ folkets synonymlexikon’ http://lexin.nada.kth.se/cgi-bin/synlex

Easy-to-use collaborative writing

Accessible as you choose

Version management

Useful for

group work

common wordbook about certain subject

e-portfolio

‘ folkets synonymlexikon’

http://lexin.nada.kth.se/cgi-bin/synlex

RSS A way to subscribe for information Use an RSS aggregator to define your interests An RSS feed distributes news to your email or mobile phone Useful for monitoring interesting websites

A way to subscribe for information

Use an RSS aggregator to define your interests

An RSS feed distributes news to your email or mobile phone

Useful for

monitoring interesting websites

Social bookmarks Enables you to mark specially interesting websites and share with others Others can rank the sites Useful for creating and sharing a common link archive

Enables you to mark specially interesting websites and share with others

Others can rank the sites

Useful for

creating and sharing a common link archive

Social networks Helps to build social contacts Publish your profile Invite your friends Search for people with the same interests Useful for building networks for collaboration and sharing experiences

Helps to build social contacts

Publish your profile

Invite your friends

Search for people with the same interests

Useful for

building networks for collaboration and sharing experiences

Virtual worlds Text and graphics are used to create an illusion of presence in a common world You take part as an avatar, move around, meet and talk to others Creates engagement and a feeling of group cohesion Useful for building learning communities

Text and graphics are used to create an illusion of presence in a common world

You take part as an avatar, move around, meet and talk to others

Creates engagement and a feeling of group cohesion

Useful for

building learning communities

e-xhibitionist AND e-remite! It is our own choice!