New E-learning Technologies Or, building your professional capabilities (and using web 2.0 to help) Dave Ferguson [email_address] Cynthia Denton-Ade [email_address]

Tonight we will explore… Some e-learning tools How you can apply them Opportunities and obstacles http://flickr.com/photos/jennieb/

Some e-learning tools

How you can apply them

Opportunities and obstacles

If I could only focus on one e-learning tool, it would be… Social bookmarks RSS feed readers Blogs Wikis Social n etworking Content sharing

Social bookmarks

RSS feed readers

Blogs

Wikis

Social n etworking

Content sharing

What is Web 2.0? Ideas and techniques behind new web sites and services which encourage user interaction, communication, and collaboration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 The ‘second generation’ of the World Wide Web http://www.bardmarketing.com/glossary.php An umbrella term to what is considered to be the next phase of the evolution of the internet, encompassing technologies such as blogs, wikis and other forms of interaction, development and innovation above and beyond web technologies which have been around since its inception http://absolute- digital.co.uk/glossary.php Any more definitions?

Ideas and techniques behind new web sites and services which encourage user interaction, communication, and collaboration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

The ‘second generation’ of the World Wide Web

http://www.bardmarketing.com/glossary.php

An umbrella term to what is considered to be the next phase of the evolution of the internet, encompassing technologies such as blogs, wikis and other forms of interaction, development and innovation above and beyond web technologies which have been around since its inception http://absolute- digital.co.uk/glossary.php

But the real value may be the ability to form meaningful communities

And we moved from Learning 1.0

To Learning 2.0

The answers out there Social bookmarks RSS / Feed readers Blogs Wikis Networking Content sharing

Social bookmarks

RSS / Feed readers

Blogs

Wikis

Networking

Content sharing

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Social bookmarks Memory, to go

… or let tools do most of the work Add a bookmarklet to your browser Details for bookmarklets: http://delicious.com/help/bookmarklets

Add a bookmarklet to your browser

RSS and Feeds Or, “get-go” versus “go get” http:// www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

How RSS changes things Yesterday: Find worthwhile website Read stuff Repeat Today: Find worthwhile website Add its feed to your reader It’s there. Confusing photo: ndh / www.flickr.com/photos/neilharvey / Straightforward photo: d_herrera96 / www.flickr.com/photos/dph1110/

Yesterday:

Find worthwhile website

Read stuff

Repeat

Today:

Find worthwhile website

Add its feed to your reader

It’s there.

Feed readers www.bloglines.com/ www.google.com /reader/ www.netvibes.com www.pageflakes.com

Adding a feed Via link or icon Right-click and copy In reader: “add feed,” paste Some sites offer multiple feeds http:// tdblog.typepad.com /

Via link or icon

Right-click and copy

In reader: “add feed,” paste

Some sites offer multiple feeds

Blogs: more than just talk Timely content (posts) Conversation (comments) Fixed content (pages) …and content management

Timely content (posts)

Conversation (comments)

Fixed content (pages)

…and content management

Where to blog Free sites WordPress.com (yourblog.wordpress.com) Blogger.com (yourblog.blogspot.com) On your own site Hosting services catering to blogs wordpress.org /hosting/ daveswhiteboard.com

Free sites

WordPress.com (yourblog.wordpress.com)

Blogger.com (yourblog.blogspot.com)

On your own site

Hosting services catering to blogs

wordpress.org /hosting/

daveswhiteboard.com

Wiki The simplest online database that could possibly work — Ward Cunningham, developer of WikiWikiWeb wetpaint.com pbwiki.com www.mediawiki.org

Collaboration via email… From: Dave To: 6 People So far I have... Any more? Any Qs? 5 10 15 16 22 27 33 From: Dave To: 5 People Need your input for the Blivet Berm project… From: Eileen Reply to all Re: Need… From: Frank Reply to all Re: Need… From: Ganesha To: Dave Re: Need… From: Hana To: Aiden CC: all Re: Re: Need… From: Isaac Reply to all Qs re Blivet

You might want a wiki for… Low-cost intranet Easy access to, updating of documents Management of meeting notes, team agendas, group calendars Cheap, accessible project management Storing documents viewed or revised by a large or dispersed team Adapted from InformationWeek 8/8/05 http://tinyurl.com/6exh53

Low-cost intranet

Easy access to, updating of documents

Management of meeting notes, team agendas, group calendars

Cheap, accessible project management

Storing documents viewed or revised by a large or dispersed team

When a wiki might not work Complex file formats No champion / shepherd for the wiki Collaboration and peer review not appropriate for your group or workplace Your goals: Exchange of views Conversations Specific authorship Not collaboratively-produced documents

Complex file formats

No champion / shepherd for the wiki

Collaboration and peer review not appropriate for your group or workplace

Your goals:

Exchange of views

Conversations

Specific authorship

Not collaboratively-produced documents

Social Networking

Facebook http:// computer.howstuffworks.com/facebook.htm

LinkedIn – Guess the Numbers The average number of connections for people who work at Google is 47 The average number for Harvard Business School grads is 58 People with more than 20 connections are 34 times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than 5. http://workliteracy.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2319680%3ATopic%3A4151 http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=application_directory Facebook vs LinkedIn: Which is better for business?

The average number of connections for people who work at Google is 47

The average number for Harvard Business School grads is 58

People with more than 20 connections are 34 times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than 5.

Ning Work Literacy: Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals http://workliteracy.ning.com/ Learning Technology Users Group http://learntug.ning.com/ Fire Engineering Training Community http:// community.fireengineering.com /

Work Literacy: Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals http://workliteracy.ning.com/

Learning Technology Users Group http://learntug.ning.com/

Fire Engineering Training Community http:// community.fireengineering.com /

Twitter Basics of How to Use Twitter Video Tutorial on Getting Started with Twitter Introduction to Twitter Twitter in Plain English Setting Up Your Twitter Account My Quick Start Tips for New Twitterers Guide for Beginners, Marketers, and Business Owners 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter What’s Twitter?

Basics of How to Use Twitter Video Tutorial on Getting Started with Twitter

Introduction to Twitter Twitter in Plain English

Setting Up Your Twitter Account My Quick Start Tips for New Twitterers

Guide for Beginners, Marketers, and Business Owners 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter

Shared content Sometimes you find you get what you need

YouTube http://tinyurl.com/bj3br

Flickr

Creative Commons Search search.creativecommons.org

Slide Share http://tinyurl.com/63mwtf

Shared documents online Available from anywhere; share with anyone http:// documents.google.com

Available from anywhere; share with anyone

http:// documents.google.com

Getting to your documents

Putting the pieces together Pick and choose the pieces that work for you By 713 Avenue http://flickr.com/photos/seven13avenue/