The document discusses how technology can enhance teaching and learning through social, networking, and collaborative connections. It advocates for the use of technologies that improve literacy, student success, engagement and active learning. Specific examples of social technologies like Facebook and Ning are provided that help create communities and connect students and faculty. Networking and collaborative technologies are also discussed that allow sharing of resources and working in groups. The goal is to use transparent technologies to better integrate teaching, learning and life.

1. Making Social, Networking,
Collaborative and Transparent
Connections in Teaching and
Learning
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2. New Focus for
Technology
New” focus – response of technology to
address new/shifting focus
Informal learning
New technologies
New forms/types/styles of learning
User-created content
Social networking
Shared/community knowledge
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3. Goals for Technology
Technology – that enhances
Organization (personal and group)
Communication (inter and intra personal)
Collaboration (product and goal driven)
and deepens learning (for lifelong learners)
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4. Literacy
Technology should promote and enhance and
IMPROVE
Information literacy
Visual literacy
Digital literacy
Technology literacy
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5. Use
Technology to
Improve
Support or
Sustain
Student
Success and
Engagement and
Learning
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6. Technology and Active
Learning
Characteristics of active learning
(Bonwell and Eison, 1991)
Students are problem solving
Students are discussing
Students are reading
Students are writing
Elements of active learning (Meyers and
Jones, 1993)
Students are talking and listening
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7. Student and Technology
Student or learner
Benefits and contributes through
collaborative technologies
Seeks to develop and maintain networking
technologies
As a member of a group, community or
society makes use of social technologies
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8. Relationship of
Technologies
Social technologies increase and expand circle,
leading to
Networking technologies that increase
opportunities for
Collaborative technologies that explore,
develop, foster causes through social
technologies
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9. Technology Taxonomy
What does the technology provide personally,
socially and culturally?
How does the technology impact teaching and
learning?
What are some common examples of the
technology?
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10. Social Technologies
Sense of place
Create, develop, and sustain communities
Allow faculty to connect with students in and
out of class – lifelong learners, community of
learners
Provide students opportunities to feel a part
of class
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11. Social Technologies and
Learners
Belonging, identity, status
Pedagogical impact on focus on engagement,
active learning, and interaction
Outcomes include develops as citizen, member
of community
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12. Examples of Social
Technologies
Ning (http://ning.com)
Facebook (http://facebook.com)
Google Groups (http://groups.google.com)
Blogger (http://www.blogger.com)
Tagging (http://delicious.com)
Twitter (http://twitter.com)
Friendfeed (http://friendfeed.com)
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13. Networking Technologies
Making connections
Provide connection to shared interests
Provide access to resources
Open up more resources
For faculty, provide a richer teaching
opportunity
For students, provide greater access, resources
for learning
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14. Networking Technologies and
Learners
Needs based, connections, connecting
Pedagogical impact on focus on learning styles,
teaching styles, and integration
Outcomes include develops larger sense of
community, understands larger systems,
structure
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15. Examples of Networking
Technologies
Delicious (http://delicious.com)
RSS Readers (http:/ /reader.google.com)
YouTube (http:/ /youtube.com)
Ning (http://ning.com)
Facebook (http:/ /facebook.com)
Webnotes (http:/ /webnotes.net)
Google Groups (http:/ /groups.google.com)
Twitter (http://twitter.com)
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16. Collaborative
Technologies
Focus on group, team
Provide platform for shared space, creating
focused deliverables
Provide real world exposure to collaboration,
group dynamics, and team dynamics
For faculty, provide broader and deeper
teaching opportunity
For students, provide growth opportunities,
exposure to diverse view points
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17. Collaborative Technologies and
Learners
Developing, exploring
Pedagogical impact on focus on time on task,
meeting high expectations, integration, and
diverse ways of learning, interpersonal and
intrapersonal skills
Outcomes include develop sense of equality,
fairness, accomplishment
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18. Examples of Collaborative
Technologies
Delicious (http://delicious.com)
Wikis (http:/ /pbwiki.com)
Google Documents (http:/ /docs.google.com)
Ning (http://ning.com)
Google Sites (http:/ /sites.google.com)
Webnotes (http:/ /webnotes.net)
Diigo (http://diigo.com)
Loosestitch (http:/ /loosestitch.com)
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19. Transparent Technologies
No interference in daily, normal life
No need to relearn or learn new
technologies
Enhance the fluid connection
between teaching, learning and life
For faculty, increase teaching
location and opportunities
For students, provide commonality
between life and learning
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20. Examples of Transparent
Technologies
Wireless hotspots
Ubiquitous, pervasive
Mobile
Flexible
Commons
Space
Nomadic lifestyle
Anywhere, anytime, anyplace
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21. Technology, Teaching and
Learning
Use technology to provide greater engagement
Use technology to integrate media-rich
environments in teaching
Use technology to mirror digital learning
environments
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22. Technology and Good
Practice
Good practice in undergraduate
education (Chickering and Gamson,
1987)
Encourages contacts between students
and faculty
Develops reciprocity and cooperation
among students
Uses active learning techniques
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23. Emerging Technology
Promote digital learning
Enhance digital media and learning
Use digital devices native to learning
Blur the classroom boundaries
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