Aapt 2010

Teaching in the Cloud
AAPT 2010
Rudy Garns | Northern Kentucky University

Cloud Computing | Web 2.0 | Social Software Participation Collective intelligence Syndication Folksonomy Rich internet apps OReilly, Tim. “What is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software.” Communications and Strategies 65 (2007): 17-37. Delivery of scalable IT resources over the internet Outsource installation, maintenance, storage Easy to use, reliable, configurable, connected Issues of privacy and security EDUCAUSE, “7 Things You Should Know About Cloud Computing” (2009). http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EST0902.pdf Building Community through Communication, Collaboration and Cooperation 7 Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education

encourages student-faculty interaction
encourages cooperation among students
encourages active learning
gives prompt feedback
emphasizes time on task
communicates high expectations
respect diverse talents and ways of learning
7 principles of good practice in undergraduate education Good Practice March 1987 AAHE Bulletin, Chickering and Gamson

encourages student-faculty interaction
encourages cooperation among students
encourages active learning
gives prompt feedback
emphasizes time on task
communicates high expectations
respect diverse talents and ways of learning
March 1987 AAHE Bulletin, Chickering and Gamson

It's the opposite of project-oriented collaboration tools that places people into groups. Social software supports the desire of individuals to be pulled into groups to achieve goals. — Stowe Boyd Software that supports group interaction — Clay Shirky Social Software

giving and receiving rapid feedback and critique
stimulating creativity
facilitating collaborative study
providing a real audience for student work
fostering the development of critical thinking skills
establishing a platform for academic discourse
improving more mundane situations like time conflicts, remote access or location considerations.
Benefits Susan Connell, Literature Review: Uses for Social Software in Education (2004) http://soozzone.com/690review.htm

Social Learning ...one of the strongest determinants of students’ success in higher education—more important than the details of their instructors’ teaching styles—was their ability to form or participate in small study groups . Students who studied in groups, even only once a week, were more engaged in their studies, were better prepared for class, and learned significantly more than students who worked on their own. Seely Brown and Adler summarizing the work of Richard J. Light, of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, in Seely Brown, J. & Adler, R (2008) ‘Minds on fire: Open Education, the long tail and Learning 2.0’ Educause Review [online] Vol.43 (1). http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Review/ERVolume432008/EDUCAUSEReviewMagazineVolume43/162418

Social Learning Hughes, A [JISC] (2009) ‘ Higher Education in a Web 2.0 world’ JISC [online]. A http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/generalpublications/2009/heweb2.aspx Learning that is active – by doing – undertaken within a community and based on individual’s interests , is widely considered to be the most effective. Driven by process rather than content, such an approach helps students become self-directed and independent learners . Web 2.0 is well suited to serving and supporting this type of learning.

HNR 101 Clones, Drones and Cyborgs
Suite of social software found in the cloud
Maximize information and opportunities
Minimize management; avoid overload
Site built on Dokuwiki hosted off campus
Feed widget from Twitter #garns101
YouTube playlist for the class
Embed class activities calendar from Google
Diigo bookmarking feed from class group page
Blog plugin for Dokuwiki
Netvibes for final project assembly and presentation

Netvibes
Final Project: Create a policy recommendation on a controversial technology.
Staged work: Proposal, background, pro/con, bibliography, recommendation, digital media project.
Netvibes: Assembly, Feedback, Final Presentation
Use widgets to display text, images, video, RSS feeds, links
Contacts: Follow each other’s pages

Create a class bookmark page
Feed widget for class site
Networking
Annotation as prompt or as feedback

Thank You Contact me: [email_address] Diigo : diigo.com Netvibes : netvibes.com Twitter : twitter.com HNR 101 : www.rudygarns.com/class/HNR101 This presentation will be available at www.slideshare.net/garns/aapt- 2010 Links to articles and example s can be found at Technologies for Teaching and Learning: ttl.rudygarns.com

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