Wikis and Blogs for Classrooms & Admin Web 2.0 @ NUS Kenneth Pinto Centre for Instructional Technology

Wikis About wikis Wikis for…? Case Study – Academic Case Study – Admin Advantages Disadvantages Practical Deployment Tips About wikis

About wikis

Wikis for…?

Case Study – Academic

Case Study – Admin

Advantages

Disadvantages

Practical Deployment Tips

About wikis

A Wiki is… About wikis

… an airport shuttle bus

Hawai’ian for quick About wikis

Webpage anyone* can edit About wikis

Features Editable blank pages *Permissions History Discussion Hierarchical Structure About wikis - Features

Editable blank pages

*Permissions

History

Discussion

Hierarchical Structure

Editable blank pages

Permissions About wikis - Features    Write    Read Selected NUS users NUS only Everyone

Permissions About wikis - Features  Write   Read Selected NUS users NUS only Everyone

Permissions About wikis - Features  Write  Read Selected NUS users NUS only Everyone

Permissions About wikis - Features Individuals NUSNET ID Groups Exchange mailing lists

Individuals

NUSNET ID

Groups

Exchange mailing lists

History About wikis

History History About wikis

Comments About wikis - Features Perhaps we can do it this way… Should we change this?

Hierarchical Structure Nested pages About wikis – Features

Nested pages

Wikis for…?

Wikis for…? (Academic) Group projects Collaborative writing Glossary/Knowledgebase Edit a pre-existing article on Wikipedia Wikis for…?

Group projects

Collaborative writing

Glossary/Knowledgebase

Edit a pre-existing article on Wikipedia

Wikis for…? (Admin) Meeting Minutes Documentation User Guides Glossary/Knowledgebase Planning Events Wikis for…?

Meeting Minutes

Documentation

User Guides

Glossary/Knowledgebase

Planning Events

Case Study - Academic

CS1105 – Computing & Society Collaborative Writing Project Groups wrote on different areas Lecturers could see progress Case Study - Academic

Collaborative Writing Project

Groups wrote on different areas

Lecturers could see progress

Monitoring progress through history Case Study - Academic

CS1105 – Computing & Society Collaborative Writing Project Groups wrote on different areas Lecturers could see progress Students learn to work collaboratively Students learn about using wikis Case Study - Academic

Collaborative Writing Project

Groups wrote on different areas

Lecturers could see progress

Students learn to work collaboratively

Students learn about using wikis

Case Study - Admin

BuzzEd Planning eLearning Seminar Used wiki for coordination Meeting minutes To do list Speakers’ bios & synopses Case Study - Admin

eLearning Seminar

Used wiki for coordination

Meeting minutes

To do list

Speakers’ bios & synopses

Speakers’ Bios & Synopses Different staff handling different speakers Changes being made to speakers’ list Various staff needed access to bios & synopses Case Study - Admin

Different staff handling different speakers

Changes being made to speakers’ list

Various staff needed access to bios & synopses

Speakers’ List About wikis

Speaker’s Bio and Synopsis Case study - Admin

All well and good until… Case Study - Admin

Email came into the picture Case Study - Admin

Email came into the picture Case Study - Admin

Email came into the picture Case Study - Admin

Advantages One unified document All work on same page(s) Always see the latest version Versions are tracked Access anywhere with a web browser Advantages

One unified document

All work on same page(s)

Always see the latest version

Versions are tracked

Access anywhere with a web browser

Disadvantages Learning curve involved Pioneers have to start from scratch Not a synchronous tool May be difficult to get people on board Disadvantages

Learning curve involved

Pioneers have to start from scratch

Not a synchronous tool

May be difficult to get people on board

Practical Deployment Tips Project drivers should populate wiki People baulk at a blank slate Training for users involved “ Did you refer to the wiki?” Define wiki roles For classrooms Specify objectives clearly Scaffold Practical Deployment Tips

Project drivers should populate wiki

People baulk at a blank slate

Training for users involved

“ Did you refer to the wiki?”

Define wiki roles

For classrooms

Specify objectives clearly

Scaffold

Roles Coordinator Contributors Editor Layout All should Watch changes & comments Practical Deployment Tips

Coordinator

Contributors

Editor

Layout

All should

Watch changes & comments

Wiki.nus wiki.nus.edu.sg

Exploring Wiki.nus Visit http:// wiki.nus.edu.sg / Log in with your NUSNET credentials (without the NUSSTF domain) Explore the wikis or meddle with the Demonstration Space: http:// wiki.nus.edu.sg /display/ds

Visit http:// wiki.nus.edu.sg /

Log in with your NUSNET credentials (without the NUSSTF domain)

Explore the wikis or meddle with the Demonstration Space: http:// wiki.nus.edu.sg /display/ds

Log in to Wiki.nus NUSNET User ID & Password

Blogs About blogs Blogs for…? Examples Advantages Disadvantages About blogs

About blogs

Blogs for…?

Examples

Advantages

Disadvantages

Blogs Template-driven websites made of posts with the ability for users to comment

Template-driven websites made of posts with the ability for users to comment

Web logs About blogs

Weblogs About blogs

blogs About blogs

danah boyd A Blogger's Blog: Exploring the Definition of a Medium. In Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture, 6 (4). Medium not genre About blogs

danah boyd

A Blogger's Blog: Exploring the Definition of a Medium. In Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture, 6 (4).

Personal publishing not personal journal About blogs

Features Posts Reverse Chronological Archives Categories/Labels Comments Each post is a page Feed About blogs - Features

Posts

Reverse Chronological

Archives

Categories/Labels

Comments

Each post is a page

Feed

Blogs for…?

Blogs for…? (Academic) Recording your work Self reflection Peer reflection Patrick Janssen, SDE http:// blog.nus.edu.sg/patrick/design -studio-blogs/ Blogs for…?

Recording your work

Self reflection

Peer reflection

Patrick Janssen, SDE

http:// blog.nus.edu.sg/patrick/design -studio-blogs/

Blogs for… ? (Academic) Blogs in English language teaching and learning: Pedagogical uses and student responses Brad Blackstone, John Spiri & Naeko Naganuma Reflections on English Language Teaching Volume 6, 2007. Number 2 http:// www.nus.edu.sg/celc/ publications/RETL62/01to20blackstone.pdf Blogs for…?

Blogs in English language teaching and learning: Pedagogical uses and student responses

Brad Blackstone, John Spiri & Naeko Naganuma

Reflections on English Language Teaching

Volume 6, 2007. Number 2

http:// www.nus.edu.sg/celc/ publications/RETL62/01to20blackstone.pdf

Blogs for…? (Admin) Newsletters CIT, NUS Libraries, OQM, BBA Knowledge Sharing Personal Development Staff Welfare Blogs for…?

Newsletters

CIT, NUS Libraries, OQM, BBA

Knowledge Sharing

Personal Development

Staff Welfare

Case Study - Academic

AR2101 – Design 3 Patrick Janssen’s workshop group made to blog Document entire project process Preliminary investigation and thoughts Conceptual designs Prototyping Actual building and testing Setting up Case Study - Academic

Patrick Janssen’s workshop group made to blog

Document entire project process

Preliminary investigation and thoughts

Conceptual designs

Prototyping

Actual building and testing

Setting up

AR2101 – Design 3 Case Study - Academic

AR2101 – Design 3 Case Study - Academic

AR2101 – Design 3 Case Study - Academic

AR2101 – Design 3 Case Study - Academic

AR2101 – Design 3 Case Study - Academic

AR2101 – Design 3 Case Study - Academic

Case Study - Admin

LINUSonline NUS Libraries online newsletter Reproduces physical LINUS newsletter Additional updates, anecdotes Case Study - Admin

NUS Libraries online newsletter

Reproduces physical LINUS newsletter

Additional updates, anecdotes

LINUSonline Case Study - Admin

Advantages Students aware that work is public Peer/public review Lifelong learning Encourage reflection & conversation More than text Google juice Advantages

Students aware that work is public

Peer/public review

Lifelong learning

Encourage reflection & conversation

More than text

Google juice

Disadvantages The credibility issue Classroom blogs difficult to manage if there are many students even with RSS/feeds Disadvantages

The credibility issue

Classroom blogs difficult to manage if there are many students

even with RSS/feeds

Blog.nus blog.nus.edu.sg

Blog.nus Dashboard Runs on Wordpress, Hosted by Edublogs

Exploring Blog.nus Visit http:// blog.nus.edu.sg / Students and staff can create blogs for academic, educational, research and administrative purposes

Visit http:// blog.nus.edu.sg /

Students and staff can create blogs for academic, educational, research and administrative purposes

NUS Web 2.0 Directory http:// wiki.nus.edu.sg /display/web2nus

http:// wiki.nus.edu.sg /display/web2nus

Finally, a comparison Blogs vs Wikis vs Online Documents Differences subtle Blogs vs Wikis Blogs time-sensitive Wikis vs Online Documents Wiki is a website, possibly complex Comparison

Blogs vs Wikis vs Online Documents

Differences subtle

Blogs vs Wikis

Blogs time-sensitive

Wikis vs Online Documents

Wiki is a website, possibly complex

Right tool for the right purpose

Photo Credits Slide 5 – Wikis | Obligatory WIki Photo by Alan Levine | cc by http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/ Slide 42 – Blogs | Work by Winston Avich | cc by http://www.flickr.com/photos/winstonavich/189032152/ Slide 69 – Right tool for the right purpose | Wrong tool for the job by Turi Becker| cc by-nc-sa http://www.flickr.com/photos/turi_b/697794899/

Slide 5 – Wikis | Obligatory WIki Photo by Alan Levine | cc by http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/

Slide 42 – Blogs | Work by Winston Avich | cc by http://www.flickr.com/photos/winstonavich/189032152/

Slide 69 – Right tool for the right purpose | Wrong tool for the job by Turi Becker| cc by-nc-sa http://www.flickr.com/photos/turi_b/697794899/

Thank You! Questions? Kenneth Pinto [email_address] 6516 1531

Questions?

Kenneth Pinto

[email_address]

6516 1531