Facilitating the Community of Practice with Web 2.0 Doing More with Less http://www.rawsthorne.org

Workshop Objectives Upon completion of this workshop the participants will …. be able to identify three learning theories applied to Web 2.0. be able to describe the technologies required for entry into social media. be able to discuss how communities of practice map well to networked learning. be able to identify additional technologies which facilitate online learning. be able to describe the elements of a personal learning environment .

Upon completion of this workshop the participants will ….

be able to identify three learning theories applied to Web 2.0.

be able to describe the technologies required for entry into social media.

be able to discuss how communities of practice map well to networked learning.

be able to identify additional technologies which facilitate online learning.

be able to describe the elements of a personal learning environment .

It’s about the Pedagogy Constructivism: The basic premise is that an individual learner must actively "build" knowledge and skills and that information exists within these built constructs rather than in the external environment. Social Constructivism: Social constructivism is a variety of cognitive constructivism that emphasizes the collaborative nature of much learning. Connectivism: The pipe is more important than the content within the pipe. Our ability to learn what we need for tomorrow is more important than what we know today. Progressive Inquiry: is designed to facilitate engagement in an in-depth process of inquiry and expert-like working with knowledge that are essential for productive participation in knowledge society.

Constructivism: The basic premise is that an individual learner must actively "build" knowledge and skills and that information exists within these built constructs rather than in the external environment.

Social Constructivism: Social constructivism is a variety of cognitive constructivism that emphasizes the collaborative nature of much learning.

Connectivism: The pipe is more important than the content within the pipe. Our ability to learn what we need for tomorrow is more important than what we know today.

Progressive Inquiry: is designed to facilitate engagement in an in-depth process of inquiry and expert-like working with knowledge that are essential for productive participation in knowledge society.

Connectivism Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions . Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources. Learning may reside in non-human appliances . Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual learning . Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill. Currency ( accurate, up-to-date knowledge ) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities.

Learning and knowledge rests in diversity of opinions .

Learning is a process of connecting specialized nodes or information sources.

Learning may reside in non-human appliances .

Nurturing and maintaining connections is needed to facilitate continual learning .

Ability to see connections between fields, ideas, and concepts is a core skill.

Currency ( accurate, up-to-date knowledge ) is the intent of all connectivist learning activities.

Social Constructivism Reality: Social constructivists believe that reality is constructed through human activity. Members of a society together invent the properties of the world. Knowledge: To social constructivists, knowledge is also a human product , and is socially and culturally constructed. Learning: Social constructivists view learning as a social process .

Reality: Social constructivists believe that reality is constructed through human activity. Members of a society together invent the properties of the world.

Knowledge: To social constructivists, knowledge is also a human product , and is socially and culturally constructed.

Learning: Social constructivists view learning as a social process .

Progressive Inquiry Collaborative activities, social interaction, participation in social communities and appropriation of socio-culturally developed conceptual tools have a fundamental role in shaping and constituting the development of individual cognition.

Formative Activity ? Think Pair Share From what you have learned so far; Think about your experiences with learning Pair up with someone next to you Share your thoughts on one of these three activities How you are connected to other learners When you have learned in a group How your learning has been iterative You have 5 minutes to complete this activity

Think Pair Share

From what you have learned so far;

Think about your experiences with learning

Pair up with someone next to you

Share your thoughts on one of these three activities

How you are connected to other learners

When you have learned in a group

How your learning has been iterative

You have 5 minutes to complete this activity

It’s about the Community According to Wenger (1990), a community of practice is characterized by " a shared domain of interest " where " members interact and learn together " and " develop a shared repertoire of resources .“ a network of interactions forms-much like a social network, and much like Wenger's community of practice. Self-organizing social network

According to Wenger (1990), a community of practice is characterized by " a shared domain of interest " where " members interact and learn together " and " develop a shared repertoire of resources .“

a network of interactions forms-much like a social network, and much like Wenger's community of practice.

Self-organizing social network

Hitting the ground running Where do you start and why? Rss & Readers: because you need to start listening Blogging: because you need to start engaging / contributing Tagging: because you need to start inventorying what you are finding Micro-blogging: because you need see it as fun and to find new resources

Where do you start and why?

Rss & Readers: because you need to start listening

Blogging: because you need to start engaging / contributing

Tagging: because you need to start inventorying what you are finding

Micro-blogging: because you need see it as fun and to find new resources

RSS and Readers It starts with listening (reading and watching) Really Simple Syndication ( RSS ) Readers provide the ability to subscribe

It starts with listening (reading and watching)

Really Simple Syndication ( RSS )

Readers provide the ability to subscribe

Blogging Web 2.0 is known as the read – write web for a reason Blogger Wordpress

Web 2.0 is known as the read – write web for a reason

Blogger

Wordpress

Tagging Marking the important places you visit creates a personal index to the internet. Delicious Technocrati stumbleupon

Marking the important places you visit creates a personal index to the internet.

Delicious

Technocrati

stumbleupon

Micro-blogging 140 characters Idle chatter with frequent lessons or references twitter yammer

140 characters

Idle chatter with frequent lessons or references

twitter

yammer

Wikis and Collaborative publishing MediaWiki Wikipedia & WikiEducator WPMu WordPress Multi-user Socialtext Historyflow: Collaboration builds quality

MediaWiki

Wikipedia & WikiEducator

WPMu

WordPress Multi-user

Socialtext

Historyflow: Collaboration builds quality

Formative Activity ? Reflect Think about the previous five technologies of; RSS and Readers, Blogging, Tagging, Twitter and the Wiki. Have you gained professional knowledge from using any of these technologies? Be prepared to share it with the group. You have 2 minutes to complete this activity

We all live in communities With so many technologies within the realm of Web 2.0 how do I engage for the long term? Listen through RSS and readers Engage in the conversation through blogging Start to create your own folksonomy of knowledge and explore others Participate in wikis: because contributing to the knowledge base is a social activity and through time they become self organizing Join in to the chatter and promote your ideas through twitter

With so many technologies within the realm of Web 2.0 how do I engage for the long term?

Listen through RSS and readers

Engage in the conversation through blogging

Start to create your own folksonomy of knowledge and explore others

Participate in wikis: because contributing to the knowledge base is a social activity and through time they become self organizing

Join in to the chatter and promote your ideas through twitter

Group discussion tools Asynchronous discussion bbPress Google groups List serves Chat

Asynchronous discussion

bbPress

Google groups

List serves

Chat

Podcasts & Vodcasts Allows you to take it with you. Odeo Youtube Audacity Others

Allows you to take it with you.

Odeo

Youtube

Audacity

Others

Social Networks Facebook MySpace LinkedIn Personal Profiles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Yourname OpenId

Facebook

MySpace

LinkedIn

Personal Profiles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Yourname

OpenId

Voice Over IP (VOIP) Skype MSN

Skype

MSN

Online conferencing WizIQ Skype Second-Life Others

WizIQ

Skype

Second-Life

Others

Google Apps Word processing Spreadsheet Presentation Project Repository Sharing Viewers Collaborators

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Presentation

Project Repository

Sharing

Viewers

Collaborators

Content sharing Flickr Slideshare Photobucket YouTube

Flickr

Slideshare

Photobucket

YouTube

Formative Activity Writing on the Diffusion of innovation diagram on the following page, list where you see yourself in the adoption of the previously mentioned technologies; RSS & Readers Blogging Tagging Twitter Wikis Discussion groups Podcasting YouTube Google groups List serves Chat Odeo Facebook LinkedIn Skype MSN WizIQ SecondLife Google Apps Flickr Slideshare

Writing on the Diffusion of innovation diagram on the following page, list where you see yourself in the adoption of the previously mentioned technologies;

RSS & Readers

Blogging

Tagging

Twitter

Wikis

Discussion groups

Podcasting

YouTube

Google groups

List serves

Chat

Odeo

Facebook

LinkedIn

Skype

MSN

WizIQ

SecondLife

Google Apps

Flickr

Slideshare

Personal Learning Environment the internet is the platform

the internet

is the platform

Discussion ?

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Downes, S. (2008). E-learning 2.0. Retrieved on January 12, 2009 from http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=29-1

THEORIES OF LEARNING: Social Constructivism. Retrieved on January 4, 2009 from http://gsi.berkeley.edu/resources/learning/social.html

Huitt, W. (2003). Constructivism. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University. Retrieved on January 3, 2009 from http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/construct.html

Kim, B. (2008). Review of Social Constructivism. Retrieved on January 11, 2009 from http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Social_Constructivism

Ryder, M. (n.d.). Constructivism. Retrieved on January 8, 2009 from http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html

Siemens, G. (2004). Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age. Retrieved on January 4, 2009 from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

New Metaphors of Learning: Going Beyond "Constructivism". Retrieved on January 11, 2009 from http://www.helsinki.fi/science/networkedlearning/eng/delete.html

Wenger, E. (1990). Communities of practice, a brief introduction. Retrieved on January 2, 2009 from http://www.ewenger.com/theory/

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