Open System, Open Learning - WordCamp Chicago 2010

Open System, Open Learning BuddyPress and WordPress in Education Kyle Jones, M.L.I.S. @thecorkboard http://thecorkboard.org

Open System, Open Learning 2 Before I say anything... ...I’ll say thank you! © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/vernhart/1574355240 kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 3 Seriously... who are you? An educator (B.A. English and secondary education) A librarian (M.L.I.S.) A perpetual student (starting PhD) A WordPress advanced user A BuddyPress advocate And one of those blog people kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 4 What are you talking about? © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/genista/228006200/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 5 WordPress You know... that “blogging” thing. -22 million publishers -10.6 million WordPress.com blogs -11.4 million WordPress.org installations We’re kind of a big deal. © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/iamperegrino/2913018697/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 6 BuddyPress What is it? -Social networking in a box -A beyond simple, yet comprehensive plugin Who’s using it? -Higher education -Non-proﬁts -Commercial businesses Why should I try it? -Nearly pain free -Blow your mind © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/gigalinux/4008537826/ functionality -An amazing sub- kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 7 The Feature List Activity Streams @ Responses Custom User Groups Proﬁles Friending Forums Developer Messaging friendly and, my oh my, the plugins... kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 8 BP Group Wiki Component http://buddypress.org/community/groups/ bp-wiki/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 9 Welcome Pack http://buddypress.org/community/groups/ welcome-pack/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 10 Achievements 2.0 http://buddypress.org/community/groups/ achievements/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 11 BuddyPress Template Pack http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp- template-pack/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 12 Some of the Amazing Developers Andy Rich! Peatling Etiviti John Paul James Gibbs Jacoby it’s only weird if we let it be weird... kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 13 Looking at the LMS & BuddyPress through a different lens © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/fensterbme/90542189 kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 14 LMS? LMS, or Learning Management System But for today’s sake think... ...course sites ...e-learning communities ...personal learning networks ...online communities of practice kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 15 What’s on the Horizon Put out by the New Media Consortium, The Horizon Report, assists higher ed administrators academics, technologists, and librarians think about what technologies are... ...on the horizon. kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 16 “ The work of students is increasingly seen as collaborative by nature... (pg. 4) It is incumbent... to adapt teaching and learning practices to meet the needs of today’s learners; to emphasize...mental ﬂexibility... (pg. 4) ...[D]igital literacy must necessarily be less about tools and more about ways of ” thinking and seeing... (pg. 5) -The Horizon Report, 2010 Edition kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 17 And... Your Point? BuddyPress and WordPress accomplishes these feats: ...collaborative... ...adapt..learning...to emphasize...mental ﬂexibility... ...ways of thinking and seeing... kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 18 Why does it matter? © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/maistora/3237164755/ kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 19 Too Often Learning is Stiﬂed -Communication lines are controlled ‣student-to-student ‣student-to-instructor ‣student-to-institution ‣student-to-world -Flexibility and UX is lost ‣no customization = loss of engagement ‣a terrible UI = learning moments blurred or made © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/fhashemi/97033289/ difficult kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 20 Who’s doing it? © Photo by: http://www.ﬂickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/2533948716 kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 21 “ The Academic Commons...is designed to support faculty initiatives and build community through the use(s) of technology in teaching and learning. ...Creating networks and support systems that are enabled by easy access to quality digital resources will nurture faculty development through sharing replicable materials and best practices. About the CUNY (City University of New York) Academic Commons ” kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 22 People Groups Forums Blogs kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 23 “ [T]he features – similar to Facebook, Twitter, etc – will probably seem familiar to many. My philosophy of teaching includes instilling in my students a sense of exploration and play. And dealing with change. The Buddypress site is an extension of that. In my email to my classes as school starts, I asked them ” to conﬁgure their blogs, get an RSS aggregator and explore the site. Explore is the keyword. Dr. Michael Stephens on his BuddyPress enabled course sites kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 24 “ I liked the tametheweb [Classes.ttw] site because I could customize my site a lot, which made me want to work with the program more. That way I could create something and be able to show it to others. Blackboard is clunky and I don’t like it. Classes.TameTheWeb.com is much easier to use than blackboard. I had no problems with it. 88% were able to ﬁnd course information easily and quickly or with minor confusion. 91% of survey respondents found the site moderately easy or easy to use. -Student comments and results from an exit-survey ” kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 25 GSOC 2010: ScholarPress BuddyPress Courseware © Photo by: http://google.com kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 26 Say that again? S scholarpress + CW spcourseware + kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 27 SP Courseware -Course Schedule ‣class meetings ‣lectures ‣other events... -Bibliography S scholarpress ‣author(s) ‣title (short & long) ‣journal ‣edited volume -Assignments ‣associates with the bibliography ‣assignment type ‣due dates kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 28 The (A) Team Stas “B.A.” Sușcov •student •http:// sushkov.wordpress.com/ (Stas, do you wear lots of bling?) Boone “Faceman” Gorges Jeremy “Hannibal” B •mentor •mentor •http://teleogistic.net/ •http://clioweb.org/ (Come on, he LOOKS like the Face) (Has the sly smirk, just needs the cigar...) kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 29 Feature List Admin BuddyPress Integration -Student and teacher -Courses assigned to dashboards groups ‣students -Assignments listed in ๏calendar of activities & course courses ‣notiﬁcations on ๏list bibliography assignments ๏possible grade book -Assignments linked to integration? forums ‣teachers ๏same as students ๏options to add courses & schedules -User privileges (admin > kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 30 Final Thoughts: It’s only through our communities and experiences do we truly learn... ...WordPress and BuddyPress enables this and catalyzes the process. It’s more than a blog, it’s more than a plugin. kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 31 30 Thank You! kylejones@thecorkboard.org @thecorkboard http://thecorkboard.org Slides at: http://thecorkboard.org/ wcchicago2010 kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

Open System, Open Learning 32 Resources WordPress BP in Education -wordpress.org/extend -commons.gc.cuny.edu -wordpress.org/support -classes.tametheweb.com -lis768.tametheweb.com BuddyPress -lis701.tametheweb.com -buddypress.org/extend -lis753.tametheweb.com -buddypress.org/support WordPress as LMS GSOC WordPress -thecorkboard.org/tag/ -sushkov.wordpress.com wordpress-as-lms/ -scholarpress.net kylejones@thecorkboard.org | Twitter @thecorkboard | http://

http://thecorkboard.org	259
http://hm.vfowler.com	156
http://tametheweb.com	92
http://www.slideshare.net	27
http://bp.navitasenglish.com	23
http://localhost	20
http://127.0.0.1	5
http://us-w1.rockmelt.com	2
http://paper.li	1
http://facebook.slideshare.com	1
http://www.linkedin.com	1

Open System, Open Learning - WordCamp Chicago 2010

by Kyle Jones

Accessibility

Categories

Upload Details

Usage Rights

11 Embeds 587

Statistics

Open System, Open Learning - WordCamp Chicago 2010 Presentation Transcript