ICT to Support Educational Programming Webcasts, Wiki’s, Blogs and More

The Power of ICT ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Provides Tools that can: Bridge distance Provide broad access Encourage collaboration Build audience

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Provides Tools that can:

Bridge distance

Provide broad access

Encourage collaboration

Build audience

Framing the Use of ICT Development Collaboration Creation Delivery External Presentation The “Grey Area” D & D boundaries are permeable.

Development

Collaboration

Creation

Delivery

External

Presentation

The “Grey Area”

D & D boundaries are permeable.

When to Use Technology If you have: clear goals adequate support And you feel: Confident Using the tool(s) And the tool/method: Is accessible to your audience

If you have:

clear goals

adequate support

And you feel:

Confident Using the tool(s)

And the tool/method:

Is accessible to your audience

Tools for development Development = collaboration Multidirectional flow ICT to facilitate collaboration Wikis Google Docs Concept Maps Adobe Connect

Development = collaboration

Multidirectional flow

ICT to facilitate collaboration

Wikis

Google Docs

Concept Maps

Adobe Connect

What’s a Wiki? Web pages designed to enable anyone to contribute or modify content

Web pages designed to enable anyone to contribute or modify content

Google Documents Provides online tools to: Create and edit documents Spreadsheets Presentations Controlled access

Provides online tools to:

Create and edit documents

Spreadsheets

Presentations

Controlled access

Concept Maps Visualize relationships Developed at Cornell University Have been used to Develop web site structure Develop decision trees Model knowledge

Visualize relationships

Developed at Cornell University

Have been used to

Develop web site structure

Develop decision trees

Model knowledge

Adobe Connect Web conferencing tool Integrates document sharing, audio and video Can be used: To deliver programming To collaborate on program development

Web conferencing tool

Integrates document sharing, audio and video

Can be used:

To deliver programming

To collaborate on program development

Boundaries and Trust Collaboration depends on boundaries and trust Web based tools provide mechanisms to: Control access Provide awareness Communicate with team members

Collaboration depends on boundaries and trust

Web based tools provide mechanisms to:

Control access

Provide awareness

Communicate with team members

Delivering the Goods One way flow Presentation of content Blogs Webcasts Adobe Connect Podcasts RSS

One way flow

Presentation of content

Blogs

Webcasts

Adobe Connect

Podcasts

RSS

Blogs Easily updated Originally used as chronological “diaries” Provide basic content management features Categories and tagging Provide syndication services

Easily updated

Originally used as chronological “diaries”

Provide basic content management features

Categories and tagging

Provide syndication services

Blogs illustrated

Podcasts Audio files on the web Uses syndication Users can subscribe Packaged for playback on mp3 players Internet “radio” Easy to produce

Audio files on the web

Uses syndication

Users can subscribe

Packaged for playback on mp3 players

Internet “radio”

Easy to produce

RSS Allows users to “subscribe” to a site Is common to Blogs Podcasts Used in the creation of “mashups” combines data from more than one source into a single tool Ex. – Google maps and Flickr

Allows users to “subscribe” to a site

Is common to

Blogs

Podcasts

Used in the creation of “mashups”

combines data from more than one source into a single tool

Ex. – Google maps and Flickr

Structured Learning Learning Content Management System Delivers distance learning Integrates tools for: Content authoring Learning evaluation Learner administration

Learning Content Management System

Delivers distance learning

Integrates tools for:

Content authoring

Learning evaluation

Learner administration

MOODLE MOODLE is the LCMS we use

MOODLE is the LCMS we use

ICT Strengths ICT can facilitate collaboration by providing: Easy to use tools Anytime/anywhere access Awareness/notification (RSS)

ICT can facilitate collaboration by providing:

Easy to use tools

Anytime/anywhere access

Awareness/notification (RSS)

Social Networks Social networks can have educational value by: Encouraging awareness of others Exposing shared interests Facilitating collaboration between learners and instructors A learning community is a type of social network.

Social networks can have educational value by:

Encouraging awareness of others

Exposing shared interests

Facilitating collaboration between learners and instructors

A learning community is a type of social network.

Emerging Tools - Ning Online service for building social networks Modular design allows for easy customization Access controls for public or private networks

Online service for building social networks

Modular design allows for easy customization

Access controls for public or private networks

Emerging Tools - Skype Voice over IP (VoIP) Can do video calls Free for computer to computer calls Not “new”, but we are exploring it’s use

Voice over IP (VoIP)

Can do video calls

Free for computer to computer calls

Not “new”, but we are exploring it’s use

Emerging Tools – del.icio.us Social bookmarking Keyword categorization by users Web syndication

Social bookmarking

Keyword categorization by users

Web syndication

Questionable things Second Life 3d virtual world Twitter “ micro”-blogging

Second Life

3d virtual world

Twitter

“ micro”-blogging

Contact Questions, comments or more info Paul Treadwell Email: [email_address] Skype: pault36 Blog: http://treadwell.cce.cornell.edu/elearn Bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/pt36/

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Email: [email_address]

Skype: pault36

Blog: http://treadwell.cce.cornell.edu/elearn

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