Learning via the Social Web

Learning via the Social Web John Breslin Digital Enterprise Research Institute National University of Ireland, Galway [email_address] http://www.johnbreslin.com/ Conversations on Teaching and Learning Seminars 27 th February 2008

A little bit about myself! 1998: Forum* on the Irish Games Network 2000: boards.ie Ltd. Formed 2004: Researcher at DERI, NUI Galway 2008: 10 th Anniversary* Hello, World! 1990: VMS MAP.COM

A move from the Web to a “Social Web” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is the Social Web? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Social Web in simple terms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Content can be… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The social bookmarking service del.icio.us

All Consuming, what have you read today?

Upcoming event listings and meetups

Dopplr for managing travel, tracking friends abroad

You can even share your favourite walks…

… and find others with like musical interests

TouristR for travel destination stories and info

Blogging: a phenomenon for a new generation? ,[object Object]

Introduction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The state of the “blogosphere” ,[object Object]

Some quotes about blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some non-famous and famous bloggers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Irish connection ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Get your own blog ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blogging in education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Some uses of wikis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Wikipedia: from Gaeilge to Esperanto

Some Irish wiki sites ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasts are like audio blogs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

History of podcasts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How do I get them? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

And now there are video podcasts… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasting process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasting legalities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasting in education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Podcasting in Ireland ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

We all live in a social network… ,[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],Everyone’s connected…

The Erdős number ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Kevin Bacon game ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What are social networking services (SNSs)? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The popularity of SNSs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

SNSs attracting lots of monetary / media attention ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other niche SNSs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* Source: Paul Gibler, Wisconsin Technology Network

Learning opportunities from organisational SNSs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Public SNSs for informal learning (in industry) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Elgg, social networking software for education

Creating your own SNS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Online games ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Unreal-powered EduFrag for chemistry education

The Second Life virtual world ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Outside Trinity College Dublin

Doug Engelbart event in first and second lives

An issue with the Social Web ,[object Object],* Source: Jyri Engestrom, “Object-Centered Sociality”, Reboot 7

Many social networking services can be boring… * Source: Jyri Engestrom, “Object-Centered Sociality”, Reboot 7

Object-centred sociality can provide meaning ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* Source: Jyri Engestrom, “Why Some Social Networks Work…”

Object-centred sociality can provide meaning (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],* Source: Jyri Engestrom, “Why Some Social Networks Work…”

… can connect us to other people ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Everything we make and do…

Questions and answers ,[object Object]

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