CTE 680 Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Higher Education

Web 2.0 - Tools to Enhance Education

Presented by:

Brian J. King

CTE 680

4 December 2008

Web 1.0 Defined

Terry Flew defined web 1.0 in his 3rd edition of New Media as a

“move from personal websites to blogs and blog site aggregation, from publishing to participation, from web content as the outcome of large up-front investment to an ongoing and interactive process, and from content management systems to links based on tagging (folksonomy)” (Web_1.0, Wikipedia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_1.0

Web 2.0 Defined

According to Tim O’Reilly:

“ Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform” (O’Reilly).

http://web2highered.ning.com/video/im-oreilly-on-what-is-web-20

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Web_2.0_Map.svg source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

types of tools & technologies

social bookmarking

calendaring

image sharing

collaborative authoring

video sharing

social networking

blogs/microblogs

file sharing/information sharing

communications tools

social games/virtual worlds

mapping

LMS

mashups

RSS

e-portfolio’s/social networking

so what’s this all mean?

why this is important? - video

http://web2highered.ning.com/video/education-today-tomorrow

Web 2.0 & You

8 Trends emerged from JISC study

Pervasive & Integrated

Personalized

Social

Interactive

Changing skill set

Transferability

Time

Changing work patterns

Source: http://tinyurl.com/46xt9w

Web 2.0 - Paradigm Shift

. . . Boring? system

Teacher-centered learning & faculty driven coursework.

Web 2.0 education

Moves more towards “Personalized Learning Environments” (PLE’s)

Creates more of a learner-centered learning environment.

source: http://tinyurl.com/5acq9p

Web 2.0 - Personalized Learning Environments (PLE’s)

Ficek states that PLE’s have four key features:

“Communication & collaboration

Formal and informal learning

Flexible roles and structures

Electronic portfolios and organizers”

Web 2.0 - What’s in it for you?

According to Ficek there are two main driving factors that make the use of web 2.0 tools to create PLE’s attractive for both students & faculty:

Forcing educators to alter their attitude towards the technology in relation to the development, delivery, relevance, and retention of content.

Empowering learning in ways that had not previously been possible.

Tools & Technologies to Enhance Education & Experience

Social Bookmarking

Tools:

furl.net (http://furl.net/group/Web2Education)

del.icio.us

Among many others, although these are the best two.

Use Cases:

Sharing resources/information easily and organized.

Support for lectures (additional info)

Mechanism can be used to build learning communities.

Individual/Group Projects

Social Bookmarking Cont.

Use Cases cont.

Exploratory learning

Creates a mechanism for obtaining informal, formative feedback.

Gives instructor a way of finding what students know/want to know/need to know more of, etc.

Tag clouds (mind maps to create visual representations)

My resources are on furl.net for this presentation

Calendaring

Tools:

Google Calendar

Microsoft Exchange

Use Cases:

Office hours, information sharing, eases collaboration issues.

Image Sharing

Tools:

flickr.com

many others although flickr is the best and most commonly used to my knowledge.

Use cases:

Share, comment, add notes to photos or images you want to use in classroom/environment.

Embed photos into your environment

Combine photos w/ geo-tagged data for Google Earth, etc.

Collaborative Authoring

Tools:

Wikis

Google docs ( http://docs.google.com )

wikipedia ( http://wikipedia.com )

pbwiki (pbwiki.com)

wikispaces.com

stu.dicio.us

collaborative note taking

Collaborative Authoring cont.

Use Cases:

Peer review of work.

Real-time collaboration on group projects/documents.

Tracked changes (know who participates on what, when)

“As for the near future of collaborative systems, Jeff says that blogs, wikis and podcasts will start to merge with more educationally focused systems in 2007.)” (RWW, e-learning 2.0)

Video Sharing

Tools:

YouTube.com

Google Video ( http://video.google.com )

Blogs/Microblogs

Tools:

blogger.com

edublogs.com (Anyone can sign up for an educational content blog)

Twitter.com (micro-blogging)

Use Cases:

Share, connect, engage.

Blogs/Microblogs cont.

Use cases cont:

Twitter for class announcements

Creating a classroom community

Learning both inside and outside of the classroom

File/Information Sharing

Tools:

drop.io (file sharing)

myfiles.bgsu.edu (specific tool for BGSU)

furl.net/del.icio.us

slideshare.net (share slideshows from PowerPoint)

scribd.com (allows for document uploading)

Use Cases:

Sharing information is an essential component to web 2.0; my resources guide for this seminar is even on furl.net!

Communications Tools

Tools:

Very many tools here, although a brief summary would be: discussion forums, twitter, blogs, RSS, Instant messaging, social bookmarking, etc.

Use Cases:

Depending on the tool there are very many out there.

Virtual Worlds/MMO Environments

Tools:

SecondLife ( http://secondlife.com )

Several others in the works, and some people use gaming environments such as Civilization Revolution , World of Warcraft etc. to teach concepts and ideas to students.

Virtual Worlds/MMO cont.

Use Cases:

BGSU SecondLife Island ( http://tinyurl.com/secondlifebgsu )

Physics simulations, Chemistry, etc.

Mapping/Social Maps

Tools:

maps.google.com

frappr.com

slurl.com (SecondLife coordinates)

Use Cases:

Geo-tagging information/content

Google Earth integration

History teaching, etc.

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

Tools:

Blackboard Content Management System

Moodle (Open source far better alternative to BB)

Use Cases:

Create/deliver training and education through a structured delivery system.

Mashups

Tools:

http://mashmaker.intel.com/web/

http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/

http://code.google.com/gme/

Use Cases:

Create and integrate information into a very interesting and usable interface. Very many examples.

RSS

RSS - Really Simple Syndication

RSS is simply a file format that allows you to syndicate and aggregate information from/to various portals and locations around the internet without having to multiply your posting.

Use Cases/Benefits:

Share, integrate, explore content from various sources in one area (aggregator).

Moves from a more “pull” then “push” system

social networking

ning ( http://ning.com )

http://web2highered.ning.com / (social network for this seminar)

http://college2.ning.com / (another web 2.0 social network focused on web 2.0 & higher ed.)

facebook.com, myspace.com, linkedin.com

E-portfolio

Tools:

digication.com

elgg.net

epsilen.com (BGSU offers this)

Use cases:

Create a digital online repository for your publications and materials to show to employers, teachers, etc.

Group Discussion/Brainstorm

C&TE Program - Web 2.0 Discussion/Brainstorm

Obtain a partner & begin brainstorming on how the C&TE program could benefit from the implementation of web 2.0 tools to facilitate education.

Provide specific examples of what tools could be used, where, and why they would be beneficial to the program.

Examples can be of any web 2.0 tools and are not limited to the constraints of this presentation.

Discussion Forum

http://web2highered.ning.com/forum/topics/cte-program-web-20

Innovative Uses/Uses of Web 2.0 Tools in other content areas

Obtain a partner & begin brainstorming on how any other various subjects that you are knowledgeable in can have value added to them or somehow enhance the course, ability for learner to learn, etc.

Focus on courses/subject matters that you may have not previously known of tools or how to implement them to make the learning more engaging to the learner and more interactive & focus on web 2.0 tools.

Discussion Forum