Cloudworks Virtual Fieldtrip

Cloudworks: a virtual fieldtrip Discover a new island on world web 2.0 Gráinne Conole, Open University, UK Eluminate session 16th November 2009 http://cloudworks.ac.uk Prezi presentation: http://prezi.com/uompojaixcrp/edit/#86

Harnessing web 2.0 practices Teachers/designers want examples , want to share/discuss ! Many repositories of good practice , but little impact Can we change practices through use of web 2.0 ideas? Blogging Facebook Twitter Slideshare Flckr Youtube Commenting Live commentary Tagging RSS feeds Embedding Following

Open design: Social and collective

Key concepts
Clouds: core objects in cloudworks
Cloudscape: collections of clouds
Activity streams: dynamic filters of new activity
Follow & be followed: Personal activity stream and peer recognition

Key concepts: Clouds Clouds: Ideas Design or case studies Tools or resources Questions or problems

Key concepts: Cloudscapes Cloudscapes: Conferences Workshops Course team Student cohort Research theme Project

Filtering and serendipity
Filtering – personalisation and tailoring
RSS feeds for people and cloudscapes
Different levels of email alert
Activity streams
Public activity stream (all activities on the site), Cloudscape activity streams, User activity streams
Tabbed views – all, clouds, cloudscapes, comments links, references, extra content
Serendipity
Active clouds on home page
Featured cloudscapes on home page
Browse clouds, cloudscape, tags, people
Search for keywords

Key concepts: Activity streams Clouds

Key concepts: Activity streams Clouds Cloudscapes

Key concepts: Activity streams Clouds Cloudscapes Comments

Key concepts: Activity streams Clouds Cloudscapes Comments Links

Key concepts: Activity streams Clouds Cloudscapes Comments Links References

Key concepts: Activity streams Clouds Cloudscapes Comments Links References Extra content

Follow & be followed
Similar to following in twitter
Can follow cloudscapes & people
Indicates things & people you are interested
Anything you follow appears in your personal cloudstream

Theoretical perspectives “ Social objects” Social networking makes little sense if we leave out the objects that mediate the ties between people Engeström Design framework for sociality Enabling practice Mimicking reality Building identity Actualising self Bouman et al .

Approach
Agile development : initially build in Drupal, now Codeigniter
Series of phases: design decisions, development, evaluation
Empirical evidence
Web stats including google analytics
Interviews
“ Cloudfests” and focus groups
Workshops and conferences
Observation and reflective diaries
Critical friends group and design summits

Cloudworks & the C4P framework
Content - clouds
(Content+extra content+links+references+embedded content)
Connections
Cloudscapes, follow and be followed, RSS feeds, email alerts
Conversations
Discussions around clouds, twitter feeds
Context
RSS feeds, email alerts, eventually a cloudworks API
Purpose
A space for sharing, discussing & finding learning and teaching ideas
To support an evolving, dynamic community for learning debate

Principles
Open , drawing on web 2.0 practices
Clouds as core objects – social, cummulative, intelligent
Intentionally both built around “communities”/’clusters of interest”
Cross-boundary , both filtering/personalisable and serendipitous
Dynamic and evolving through use alongside real events as well as virtual ones
Variety of types of activities and uses, but focus always on sharing, finding and discussing educational ideas and designs

Emergent patterns of use
Events: conferences and workshops
ALT-C conference , 8-11 th September 2009
http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloudscape/view/1870
Discussions: Flash debates
Is Twitter killing blogging?
http://cloudworks.ac.uk/index.php/cloud/view/2266
Eliciting expertise and open reviews
Literature review of educational technologist
Aggregating resources
En Rumbo Spanish course

Some stats…. 1360 registered users Aspect Everyone Team Non-team Cloudscapes 117 49 68 Clouds 1386 935 451 Comments 1882 613 1269 Links 1581 1165 416 Added Sept.

Summary
Evidence of new practices occurring on the site
Genuine “buzz” about the site increasingly
Mix of web 2.0 functionality and nice alignment with existing web 2.0 tools
Supporting a range of learning and teaching activities , but remaining true to the core principles and vision
Cloudworks champions on the rise
Come and play in the clouds!!!

Flickr images
Block island http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppl_ri_images/3992243321/
Masai http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcsamsom/2316324361/
Future http://www.flickr.com/photos/expressmonorail/3046970004/

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