Employing technology: Harnessing Web 2.0 technologies for career development learning

Slide 1: EMPLOYING TECHNOLOGY Harnessing Web 2.0 Technologies for Career Development Learning

Slide 2: GUIDING QUESTION How do we engage with students’ career aspirations more meaningfully – that is, in ways that hook into their everyday experiences and that build on their current knowledge?

Slide 3: COVERAGE 1. Web 2.0 2. Blogs, podcasts, wikis • Overview • Examples • Benefits • Uses • Considerations • Resources

Slide 4: WEB 2.0 • Web 2.0 is not a software package • It is the ‘read-write’ web

Slide 5: WEB 2.0 WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0 Ofoto Flickr Mp3.com Napster Britannica Online Wikipedia Personal websites Blogging Publishing Participation Content mgt systs. Wikis Directories (taxonomy) Tagging (‘folksonomy’) Stickiness Syndication Software as package Software as service O’Reilly (2005: online)

Slide 6: WEB 2.0 • Social networking • Wikis • MySpace, Facebook • Blogs • Podcasting • Tagging, RSS

Slide 7: WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS TYPE FUNCTION TOOLS Communicative To share ideas, info, Blogs creations Podcasts Collaborative To work with others Wikis for specific purpose Documentative To collect/evidence Blogs experiences, Podcasts thinking, productions McGee and Diaz (2007: 32)

Slide 8: BLOGGING

Slide 9: WHAT IS A BLOG? • Website • Can be personal or professional • Single or multiple authors • Newest material shown at the top

Slide 10: WHAT IS A BLOG? • Can include links, photos, video, audio, graphics • Posts are ‘tagged’ • Posts are archived • Readers can make comments

Slide 11: BLOGGING EXAMPLES http://www.spherion.com/careerblog/ http://www.careerone.com.au/jobs/job-search/pid/1065

Slide 12: BLOGGING BENEFITS: collaboration • Allow online collaboration • Connection with others • Engage the community

Slide 13: BLOGGING BENEFITS: networks • Audience • Create connections • Developing links/networks with others • Readers in the wider world

Slide 14: BLOGGING FOR CAREERS ADVISORS • Provide tips for other CAs • Reflect on practice • Share ideas • Explore important issues in the profession Richardson (2006: 40-2)

Slide 15: BLOGGING FOR STUDENTS • Communicate latest info • Portal for what’s available • Add links • Provide advice • Point to showcases and fairs

Slide 16: BLOGGING BY CAREERS ADVISORS Possible topics: Careers fairs PT employment Career planning Casual employment Grad recruitment Writing applications Job searching Writing CVs Marketing yourself Networking

Slide 17: BLOGGING FOR STUDENTS • Post workshop-related info • Communicate with students • Communicate with potential employers • Post prompts for relfection on careers issues Richardson (2006: 40-2)

Slide 18: BLOGGING BY STUDENTS: ideas • Comment on news items • Comment on current issues in employment • Discuss the ‘job journey’ • Discuss workshop activities Richardson (2006: 40-2)

Slide 19: BLOGGING BY STUDENTS: ideas • Blogs for individual students • Blogs for groups of students • But ... What are your aims?

Slide 20: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Be clear about why you will use a blog over other things • Use blogs for what they are good for • Use proven blogging tools • Blogging is not for everyone Farmer 2005: online

Slide 21: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Audience • Public domain? • Creative Commons • Freedom of expression • Defamation, libel

Slide 22: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Privacy, access, security • Safe internet use and behaviour • Protect your real name, e-mail account, personal info

Slide 23: BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS • Institutional policy & guidelines • Safe learning environment

Slide 24: BLOGGING RESOURCES https://www.blogger.com/start http://wordpress.com/ http://meganpooredemonstration.wordpress.com/

Slide 25: PODCASTING

Slide 26: WHAT IS PODCASTING? • Audio available on the internet • NOT just downloads or streams • You can subscribe to a podcast

Slide 27: PODCASTING EXAMPLES http://www.jobdig.com/podcast/job-seeker-and- career-advice.php http://www.units.muohio.edu/careers/students/podcast/

Slide 28: PODCASTING BENEFITS: general • It’s ‘narrowcasting’ • Audience reach • No time limit for episodes • You can edit stuff • Link to blogs

Slide 29: PODCASTING BENEFITS: for listeners • Reach into the community • Vision-impaired • Inclusive • Flexible • Listen again • Human element of voice • Personal communication

Slide 30: PODCASTING CONSIDERATIONS • Listen to a few different podcasts before you start • Keep it short • Determine your audience • Make sure you have fresh content • Equipment??

Slide 31: PODCASTING CONSIDERATIONS • Watch out for • Keeping up the momentum • Time spent on podcasting • File size • Release and indemnity • ‘Podsafe’music • Quality audio

Slide 32: PODCASTING RESOURCES http://odeo.com/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://www.meganpoore.com/podcasts/ http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/multimedia/audio_mp3/

Slide 33: WIKIING

Slide 34: WHAT IS A WIKI? • A website that allows you to create and edit web pages • Allows users to collaborate on a single page

Slide 35: WIKI EXAMPLES https://wiki.nla.gov.au/display/AGLIN2/Career+Paths http://pbwiki.com/ http://meganpoore.pbwiki.com/ http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Careers

Slide 36: WIKI BENEFITS: for humans • Easy self-publication • Encourages collaboration and teamwork • Easy set-up and management • Easy sharing of info • Facilitates communication Wet Paint (2007: online)

Slide 37: WIKI BENEFITS: admin • Easy to use • Central location for document building and drafting • Document/content management • Version control • You will get notifications of changes made Wet Paint (2007: online)

Slide 38: WIKIING: ideas • Resource/research collections • Sharing of info • Group projects • Posting careers guides Wet Paint (2007: online)

Slide 39: WIKIING: ideas • Peer review • Group FAQ • Brainstorming • Sharing • Resource collections • FAQs Wet Paint (2007: online)

Slide 40: WIKIING CONSIDERATIONS • Wiki users should have a clear common goal • Wikis can build up areas of redundancy • Trust is all • Need a strong wiki community • Must be valuable on a personal level Davies (n.d.)

Slide 41: WIKIING CONSIDERATIONS • Issues over provenance • Lack of collaboration and collegiality • Some can get concerned over who owns what ideas

Slide 42: WIKIING FOR CAREERS ADVISORS Start pages for different topics • Writing applications • CVs and resumes • Job search strategies • Part-time work ...

Slide 43: WIKIING RESOURCES http://pbwiki.com/ http://www.wetpaint.com/ http://www.jot.com/

Slide 44: SELECTING TECHNOLOGY • Know your organisation’s needs and external image • Know your students • Know your challenges McGee and Diaz (2007: 38-40)

Slide 45: SELECTING TECHNOLOGY • Tech is a means to an end • Support what you implement McGee and Diaz (2007: 38-40)

Slide 46: EXERCISE 1. Choose a web tool 2. Consider • Audience/student needs • Aims/desired outcomes • How you would construct a • Workshop? • Unit? • Class program? • Individual program?

Slide 47: REFERENCES Davies, Jonathan. n.d. Wiki Brainstorming and Problems with Wiki Based Collaboration. Unpublished Masters thesis, University of York, 2004. Farmer, James. 2005. How you should use blogs in education. http://blogsavvy.net/how-you-should-use-blogs-in-education Accessed: 2 December 2007. McGee, Patricia A. and Veronica Diaz. 2007. “Wikis and Podcasts and Blogs! Oh, My! What is a Faculty Member Supposed to Do?” in EDUCAUSE Review, 42 (5): 28–41. Richardson, Will. 2006. Blogs, Wiki, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press. Teaching Today. n.d. Blog Basics. http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/blog-basics Accessed: 2 December 2007. Wet Paint. 2007. Wikis in the Classroom. http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education--Wikis-In-The-Classroom Accessed: 2 December 2007.