This document summarizes a workshop on emerging learning technologies. The workshop introduces facilitators Catherine Paul and Emily Renoe and has participants introduce themselves. It discusses definitions of learning technologies, examples of technology use at UBC, and case studies of tools like Flickr, Twitter, Prezi, YouTube, and Facebook. The objectives are to reflect on using technology in teaching and to learn something new. It concludes with sharing uses of technology at UBC and contact information for the facilitators.

1. Emerging Learning Technologies: Extending the CMS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o Facilitators: Catherine Paul & Emily Renoe, UBC Celebrate Learning Week, October 26-30, 2009

2. Introductions Facilitator Bios: Emily + Catherine Introduce yourself to your colleagues next to you: What does emerging learning technology mean to you? Why should you care about emerging learning technologies?

3. Our Timeline Today Introductions – 10 min Discussions and definitions – 20 min Case Studies (tool demo) – 20 min Sharing and wrap-up – 10 minutes

4. Objectives Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: Reflect upon the results of using learning technology in instruction and consider ways to adapt lessons accordingly Learn one thing that you didn't expect to learn.

5. What are Learning Technologies? A few definitions: … learning technologies encompasses information and instructional technology, as well as communications tools, applications and systems that support learning. – educause Learning technology- also known variously as e-learning, instructional technology and educational technology, is the use of technology to support the learning process. – educause

6. Resources Horizon Report - USA JISC – Joint Information Systems Committee – UK First Monday – peer reviewed journals online

7. Use of Learning Technologies in Higher Ed Now Using collaborative learning technologies leads to development of a new sense of communities of interest and networks, and also of a clear notion of boundaries in web space. Advice and guidance is available to institutions, but there is no blueprint for implementation of Web technologies, and each is currently deciding its own path Deployment of learning technologies is in no way systematic and the drive is principally bottom up , coming from the professional interest and enthusiasm of individual members of staff

8. “ Many of the benefits of institutional learning can now be enhanced using social media.” - Educause presentation 2009

9. Psychology Examples Technology Use in Teaching and Learning PSYC320 - using Wimba Voice Tools to give feedback to student on journal submissions RSS Feeds Interactive concept maps Interactive diagrams "Virtual baby" flash (in an infancy Psych course)

10. Case Study #1 Tool Demo

11. Self Expression http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulobrandao/2762313433/ As of June 2009, Flickr it claims to host more than 3.6 billion images. [

12. Relating as more experienced co-creators rather than employers Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Estimates put the number of users between 6 and 10 million users. http://twitter.com/

13. Prezi is a free web-based tool that helps you create dynamic presentations- replacing powerpoint! Estimated number of visits per day to prezi are 577,636

14. Sharing enthusiasm for common interests http://www.harrypotterfanfiction.com/

15. Social media changes… who we can reach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos, and view them in MPEG-4 format. There are over 300,000,000 account on YouTube, and 200,000 videos are uploaded every day!

16. Social media changes… how many people we can reach Facebook is a free-access social networking directory website. It is an electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names. As of May 09, there are 200 million active users.

17. Sharing & Wrap Up What are some inventive uses of technology @ UBC that you have heard about?

18. Objectives Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: Reflect upon the results of using learning technology in instruction and consider ways to adapt lessons accordingly Learn one thing that you didn't expect to learn.

19. Sharing & Wrap Up A Vision of Today’s Student video www.youtube.com

20. Contacts Catherine Paul [email_address] Twitter catherinepaul Facebook: catherine.paul@gmail.com Emily Renoe [email_address] Twitter: emilyr Facebook: emily renoe http://wiki.ubc.ca/EmergingTech http://wiki.ubc.ca/Social_Web_Tools