The document discusses the integration of social web tools into the Blackboard learning portal to enhance teaching and learning experiences. It highlights how recent web changes have created opportunities for redesigning traditional courses through tools like social bookmarking, blogs, and wikis. The authors emphasize the importance of collaborative learning and sharing resources among students.

1. Weaving the Social Web into Learning:Blackboard as a Learning PortalBritt WatwoodWilliam “Bud” DeihlVirginia Commonwealth University

2. Weaving the Social Web into Learning:Blackboard as a Learning PortalBritt WatwoodWilliam “Bud” DeihlVirginia Commonwealth University

3. Who's Here?

4. There was a time

5. when information was scarce

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17. How Have Recent Changes on the Web Opened Up Opportunities for Teaching and Learning?

19. opportunities to redesign traditional Bb classes

20. Controlled Access ( + and - )

22. Social BookmarkingBlogsWikiWebConferencing

24. Tag for Your CourseTo share this item with the rest of the students in this course, tag with: TEDU560 PlusDescriptive related tagTEDU560

25. My Tags (104)Related Tags…Others’ Tags (443)

26. Became common to see in homework citationsFrequently commented by students, e.g.“Check the cool site I tagged in delicious.”I became conscious of some of my students’ personalities through their tagclouds

32. Group RoomsVirtualRoundtableConferencePresos

35. Your Thoughts?

38. Credits Page