Web 2.0 and the Challenges for Newport Realising academic potential Redefining accepted pedagogy Recognising accompanying pitfalls

Realising academic potential

Redefining accepted pedagogy

Recognising accompanying pitfalls

Overview… What is Web 2.0? Why the University needs to embrace it. What we’ve done. MyCommunity Demonstration

What is Web 2.0?

Why the University needs to embrace it.

What we’ve done.

MyCommunity Demonstration

What is Web 1.0? Traditional Web Sites Created by companies and techie individuals Limited interaction (eg payments) Create and disseminate information faster and cheaper than ever before Largely 1-to-many delivery of information Traditional development cycle (build, review, rebuild again)

Traditional Web Sites

Created by companies and techie individuals

Limited interaction (eg payments)

Create and disseminate information faster and cheaper than ever before

Largely 1-to-many delivery of information

Traditional development cycle (build, review, rebuild again)

What is Web 2.0? Latest generation of Web Applications Applications more like desktop applications Anyone can create content and contribute Social mechanisms for locating information and people. World of perpetual beta - users expect continual improvement

Latest generation of Web Applications

Applications more like desktop applications

Anyone can create content and contribute

Social mechanisms for locating information and people.

World of perpetual beta - users expect continual improvement

Some Web 2.0 Applications MySpace (largely music now) Bebo/Facebook - social networking Wikipeadia - sharing information iTunes - sharing playlists YouTube - sharing video Blogs - sharing ideas Etc…

MySpace (largely music now)

Bebo/Facebook - social networking

Wikipeadia - sharing information

iTunes - sharing playlists

YouTube - sharing video

Blogs - sharing ideas

Etc…

Why the University needs to Embrace Web 2.0 Overall student experience Sound pedagogic reasons? Can this technology enhance learning? Students increasing live and work this way – they expect it. Because we can be amongst the best at this

Overall student experience

Sound pedagogic reasons? Can this technology enhance learning?

Students increasing live and work this way – they expect it.

Because we can be amongst the best at this

A Web 2.0 ‘Toolkit’… Now available: MyCommunity - Blogs, Forums, Photosharing Wiki - knowledge sharing Instant Messaging – (email is past its peak) Podcasting Video streaming RSS reading – a way of managing the information.

Now available:

MyCommunity - Blogs, Forums, Photosharing

Wiki - knowledge sharing

Instant Messaging – (email is past its peak)

Podcasting

Video streaming

RSS reading – a way of managing the information.

MyCommunity Links Forums Requests for help Discussions about the University Conversations about anything! Blogs Interaction with staff, students and peers Information posting Reflective Learning Photos Sharing Informing

Forums

Requests for help

Discussions about the University

Conversations about anything!

Blogs

Interaction with staff, students and peers

Information posting

Reflective Learning

Photos

Sharing

Informing

Forums Requests for help Good club? http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/847.aspx Help Speak Hindi? http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/1024.aspx Conversations about the University 9am Starts http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/1004.aspx Council Tax Exemption http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/1448.aspx Conversations about anything… American abuse of police powers? http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/2301.aspx Kerrang Radio License http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/2109.aspx

Requests for help

Good club? http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/847.aspx

Help Speak Hindi? http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/1024.aspx

Conversations about the University

9am Starts

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/1004.aspx

Council Tax Exemption

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/1448.aspx

Conversations about anything…

American abuse of police powers?

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/2301.aspx

Kerrang Radio License

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/forums/thread/2109.aspx

Blogs Interaction with staff, students and peers Lost cat and asthma… http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/20023081/default.aspx IT and Web 2.0 http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/michael/default.aspx Information posting Health and social sciences freshers blog http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/hssfreshers/default.aspx Environmenal events http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/10093759/default.aspx Reflective Learning

Interaction with staff, students and peers

Lost cat and asthma…

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/20023081/default.aspx

IT and Web 2.0

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/michael/default.aspx

Information posting

Health and social sciences freshers blog

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/hssfreshers/default.aspx

Environmenal events

http://mycommunity.newport.ac.uk/blogs/10093759/default.aspx

Reflective Learning