The 16th Annual International Conference focused on harnessing Web 2.0 for education. The conference objectives were to reflect on educational uses of Web 2.0, how it can transform education, and exchange best practices. Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, media sharing, and social networking were discussed. Benefits of Web 2.0 in education included motivating and engaging students through interactive learning, collaboration, and flexibility. The conference concluded with ways educators can start using Web 2.0 through exploring, commenting, and contributing online content.

1. 16th Annual International Conference
Harnessing
W b 2.0
for Education
Abderrahim Agnaou
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
Excellence & Identity
Mon. July 20, 2009

2.  Objectives
• Reflect on the educational uses of Web 2.0
• Reflect on how Web 2.0 can transform education
• Exchange best practices in Education 2.0

3. Outline
I- Questions
II- Rationale
III- The Tools
IV- Discussion

4. How many of you iGoogle?

5. How many of you have a “Delicious” account?
del.icio.us

6. Do you Flickr ?

7. Do you Digg ?

8. Do you Tweet ?

9. Do you Wiki?

10. Do you Podcast?
iPod Broadcast

11. Do you Vodcast?
Video On Demand Broadcast
VOD
Vod

12. Do you have a Facebook profile?

13. Do you blog?

14. Do you aggregate RSS feeds?

15. “No!”
“What are you talking about?”

16. Do you send text messages?

18. Web 2.0, or Flexibility in Learning?
Today, learners want to have more say in
• WHAT they learn,
• WHEN they learn,
• WHERE they learn, and
• HOW they learn.
Are teachers ready to do what learners want?

19. What’s in it for education?
The educator would ask:
Why should I tweet/blog/podcast/flickr, etc?
Today's students are DIGITAL learners!

20. “If students don't learn the
way you teach, then you
need to teach them the
way they learn.”
(Tweedle, 1997)

21. “A teacher is one who makes
[herself/] himself progressively
unnecessary.”
Thomas Carruthers

22. Te a c h , Le a r n a n d
K n o w le d g e
• “Teach” may mean • “Teach” does not mean
–cause to know something – stand in a classroom
–guide the studies of ... – use chalkboard
–impart the knowledge of ... – use LMS/CMS
• “Learn” may mean • “Learn” does not mean
–gain knowledge of ... – sit in a classroom
–gain understanding of ... – be a full-time student
“Knowledge” means
The condition of knowing something with familiarity
gained through experience or association.

23. B e n e f it s o f W e b 2 . 0 in
E d u c a t io n
Students …
• get excited about learning and thinking
• become responsible Web content
generators
• have an authentic audience to interact and
share ideas with
• participate actively in the collaborative
community of Web 2.0
• practice using tools that the real world uses
• are notified every time there is an update

24. B e n e f it s o f W e b 2 . 0 in
E d u c a t io n
• eliminate walls – school can be anywhere
there is a computer and the Internet
• redefine time and space – collaboration can
take place with anyone, anywhere, anytime
• Teachers learn about how technology
integration broadens their thinking

25. Web 2.0 is:
 Interactive, (multimedia and hypermedia)
 Self-paced, (synchronous and asynchronous modes)
 Motivating, (ludic approach, games and fun activities)
 Flexible, (no predefined or rigid schedule)

26. Online learning continuum
People remember (Nick van Dam)
Simulation
Games
90% of what they DO Projects
70% of what Live e-Class
they SAY/WRITE Interactive e-Course
50% of what e-Course with audio/video
they HEAR and SEE
30% of Online self-study guide
what they SEE Video
Powerpoint
10% of e-mail
what they e-documents
READ e-reading e-learning
Low Level of instructional design High

27. Time magazine named each of us as person of the year:
“We made Facebook profiles and Second Life
avatars and reviewed books at Amazon and
recorded podcasts. We blogged about our
candidates losing and wrote songs about
getting dumped. We camcordered bombing
runs and built open-source software.”

28. What makes Web 2.0
•Blogs
•Wikis
•Podcasts
•Social Tagging – bookmarking
•Media sharing
•RSS feeds and aggregators
•Online social networking
•Widgets and Mushups

29. del.icio.us
iTunes

33. Enrich and embellish your websites
with widgets and mashups

34. Calendar Translation Bookmarks Survey Cluster Map
c c
Idiom of the day
burn the midnight oil:
Audio player spend a sleepless
Site meter night cramming.
Local weather Yesterday, Sara had to
burn the midnight oil for
today’s TOEFL exam.
Video player Search engine Photos
Local time YouTube
Google Video Online Dictionary c
c Dailymotion
etc. c

36. More than the sum of its parts

38. Content
Multimedia = Text + Pictures + Audio + Video
-Course books -Tapes/CDs
-Websites -Podcasts
w -VHS/DVD
o ww
Radi -Vodcasts
TV /
-Flash-cards
-Posters
M
-RO
CD

39. Multimedia = Text + Pictures + Audio + Video

40. Web 2.0 Publishing
Multimedia = Text + Pictures + Audio + Video
Wikis Photo Podcasts Vodcast
sharing
iTunes

41. Content Packaging
Use Edited Content to Generate Language Activities
Multimedia = Text + Pictures + Audio + Video
- Reading - Listening
- Writing - Speaking
Static Animated
illustration illustration

42. ICT skills? Content?
Budget?
Attitudes
Bandwidth?
Delivery mode?
Strategic plan?
ICT infrastructure?

43. Are you ready for a Web 2.0 adventure?

44. Three Simple Ways to start Web 2.0
1 2 3
Explore/exploit Comment/have a say Contribute/create
Search the Web 2.0 Watch what’s going on Edit and post
directory and react content
www.go2web20.net

45. ’s join in the trend and have

47. Contact information
http://www.aui.ma
facebook.com/agnaou