Beyond the virtual campus: Technologies for virtual learning communitiesSu White
Abstract:
Information and communication technologies have been used formally for many years to build the infrastructure of the virtual campus. However, rich student experiences are a product of both educational and social learning - whether they aske place in the real world or virtually. Like the real world, online communities can flourish and evolve dynamically creating opportunities for social learning which will sustain the learner long after their formal programme of students has officially ended. This presentation will examine the range of different social learning opportunities available and compare the contributions of formal and informal social learning to the growth and sustainability of virtual learning communities
MOOCs for universities and learners: an analysis of motivating factorsSu White
presentation summarising extensive research into MOOCs undertaken at the University of Southampton in centre for innovation in technologies and education
Interactive Online Technology Tools to Enhance Learning for English Compositi...Tiffany Smith
This powerpoint presentation was accepted to the
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education 2011 Conference. It\'s virtually presented and included in the digital library.
MOOCSs for Universities and Learners An analysis of motivating factorsSu White
a presentation summarising recent research at the University of Southampton in the Centre for innovation in technologies and education. Content analysis and online survey looking at motivation factors - research ongoing in the group
Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create a Professional Learning EnvironmentJulie Lindsay
Every professional educator needs online spaces for portfolio development and fostering interaction and collaboration. This presentation will look at online tools that can be used to collate and present resources, to invite community interaction and contributions and to use as a platform for personal expression. It will take the perspective of the educator who has needs for storage of ideas and tools, presentation of educational artefacts, collaboration and access to other educators online. Using freely available Web 2.0 tools every educator can develop a PLE to complement their educational objectives. This presentation is produced using established online resources including blogging, wiki development, social networking tools and podcasting.
For more information see: http://julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com/
Beyond the virtual campus: Technologies for virtual learning communitiesSu White
Abstract:
Information and communication technologies have been used formally for many years to build the infrastructure of the virtual campus. However, rich student experiences are a product of both educational and social learning - whether they aske place in the real world or virtually. Like the real world, online communities can flourish and evolve dynamically creating opportunities for social learning which will sustain the learner long after their formal programme of students has officially ended. This presentation will examine the range of different social learning opportunities available and compare the contributions of formal and informal social learning to the growth and sustainability of virtual learning communities
MOOCs for universities and learners: an analysis of motivating factorsSu White
presentation summarising extensive research into MOOCs undertaken at the University of Southampton in centre for innovation in technologies and education
Interactive Online Technology Tools to Enhance Learning for English Compositi...Tiffany Smith
This powerpoint presentation was accepted to the
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education 2011 Conference. It\'s virtually presented and included in the digital library.
MOOCSs for Universities and Learners An analysis of motivating factorsSu White
a presentation summarising recent research at the University of Southampton in the Centre for innovation in technologies and education. Content analysis and online survey looking at motivation factors - research ongoing in the group
Using Web 2.0 Tools to Create a Professional Learning EnvironmentJulie Lindsay
Every professional educator needs online spaces for portfolio development and fostering interaction and collaboration. This presentation will look at online tools that can be used to collate and present resources, to invite community interaction and contributions and to use as a platform for personal expression. It will take the perspective of the educator who has needs for storage of ideas and tools, presentation of educational artefacts, collaboration and access to other educators online. Using freely available Web 2.0 tools every educator can develop a PLE to complement their educational objectives. This presentation is produced using established online resources including blogging, wiki development, social networking tools and podcasting.
For more information see: http://julielindsaylinks.pbwiki.com/
WOW Presentation-K12 Online ConferencePeggy George
Presentation for WOW AzTEA Conference by Peggy George and Ann Lumm. Slideshow created originally by April Chamberlain, Darren Kuropatwa, Shawn Nutting, Sheryl Nussbuam-Beach, and Wesley Fryer--"Lessons Learned from K-12 Online 2006" and modified slightly for our hands-on workshop. April 28, 2007.
UKOLN Blogs and Social Networks workshop - all presentationsEduserv Foundation
for ease of use on the day, this is a single presentation containing all the slides for UKOLN's blogs and social networking workshop on the 26th November 2007 in irmingham.
I present the idea of Social Semantic Information Sources (SSIS) and make a review of SSIS. I point out how important role SSIS play in e-Learning (informal sources of knowledge). I present a new idea of Learning Management System that derives from formal and informal sources of information.
Web 2.0: What Is It, How Can I Use It, How Can I Deploy It?lisbk
Slides used in a presentation on "Web 2.0: What Is It, How Can I Use It, How Can I Deploy It?" given by Brian Kelly at an Aslib Engineering Group seminar on "Engineering Information: Today And Tomorrow" on 22 November 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/aslib-2006-11/
Slides from the workshop on social media for impact presented at the Economic and Social Research Council final year conference, Edinburgh, 25 April 2014: http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/events/esrc_fyc_2014
Definition of Educational Sociology
According to S.B.A. Gul, “Educational sociology is an applied part of sociology which designs education as per the social norms.”
WOW Presentation-K12 Online ConferencePeggy George
Presentation for WOW AzTEA Conference by Peggy George and Ann Lumm. Slideshow created originally by April Chamberlain, Darren Kuropatwa, Shawn Nutting, Sheryl Nussbuam-Beach, and Wesley Fryer--"Lessons Learned from K-12 Online 2006" and modified slightly for our hands-on workshop. April 28, 2007.
UKOLN Blogs and Social Networks workshop - all presentationsEduserv Foundation
for ease of use on the day, this is a single presentation containing all the slides for UKOLN's blogs and social networking workshop on the 26th November 2007 in irmingham.
I present the idea of Social Semantic Information Sources (SSIS) and make a review of SSIS. I point out how important role SSIS play in e-Learning (informal sources of knowledge). I present a new idea of Learning Management System that derives from formal and informal sources of information.
Web 2.0: What Is It, How Can I Use It, How Can I Deploy It?lisbk
Slides used in a presentation on "Web 2.0: What Is It, How Can I Use It, How Can I Deploy It?" given by Brian Kelly at an Aslib Engineering Group seminar on "Engineering Information: Today And Tomorrow" on 22 November 2006.
See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/seminars/aslib-2006-11/
Slides from the workshop on social media for impact presented at the Economic and Social Research Council final year conference, Edinburgh, 25 April 2014: http://www.socsciscotland.ac.uk/events/esrc_fyc_2014
Definition of Educational Sociology
According to S.B.A. Gul, “Educational sociology is an applied part of sociology which designs education as per the social norms.”
Education today must make a human with social responsibility. The real purpose of education is to make every human to be a better persons with love for oneself, others and for the nation.
Every educational institution must cater service to the young minds with the promises to carry forward with much vigor and fervor that every child is a best citizen in making. It also must keep in mind its aims and objectives to scale greater heights in providing and nurturing the whole child. With the right mixture of academics and personal care to give a sure footing for a great future.
Social learning impact the classroom and the district 07-19-11Andy Petroski
Social Learning: Impact the Classroom and the District
9 AM - 12 PM
IU 8
The web has changed from a one-way communication vehicle to a two-way, collaborative space that enables conversations, content creation, connections and collaboration to enhance learning and communication. How can you use these new, often free, tools to enhance your learning activities in the classroom and communication in the school district? The session will explore the changing Internet landscape, opportunities for using web 2.0 as a learning and communication tool, strategies for implementing web 2.0 and an exploration of some tools that enable social learning.
Principals' tour: Social networks, social learningKaren Spencer
This presentation gives an overview of:
- what is social learning, using social media/networking tools?
- why should schools think about the opportunities here?
- how might they start.
Originally shared with South Island Secondary Principals on 20 May 2011.
This PowerPoint was an accessory for a presentation about why dynamic learning with 21st century tools is important. Included is information on how to support Moodle within a school or district. Additional resources can be provided by hollyrae.
UW President's Summit 2011 - Social Media Workshopsharstoer
Slides from the UW President's Summit social media workshop (4/14/11).
Presenters: Sharon Stoerger, Tanya Joosten, Alan Aycock, Dylan Barth (ltc@uwm.edu)
Making it rich and personal: meeting institutional challenges from next gener...Su White
The understanding that personal learning environments provide a more realistic and workable perspective of learners’ interactions with and use of technology has gained widespread acceptance across many of the communities interested in learning and teaching technologies within higher education.
However in universities the service which normally purchases and deploys technology infrastructure is typically, and understandable, risk-averse, the more so, because the consequences of expensive decisions about infrastructure will stay with the organisations for many years. Furthermore across the broader academic community the awareness of and familiarity with technologies in support of learning may be varied. In this context work to innovate the learning environment will require considerable team effort and collective commitment.
This paper presents a case study account of institutional processes harnessed to establish a universal personal learning environment fit for the 21st century. The challenges encountered were consequential of our working definition of a learning environment which went beyond simple implementation – in our experience the requirements became summarised as ‘its more than a system, it’s a mindset’. As well as deploying technology ‘fit for purpose’ we were seeking to create an environment which could play an integral and catalytic part in the university’s role of enabling transformative education.
Our ambitions and aspirations derive from evidence in the literature, for example, van Harmelen on personal learning environments (2006), Downes on e-learning 2.0 (2005) and the recent report by Bradwell for Demos on the Edgeless University (2009).
We have also drawn on evidence of our recent and current performance; gauged by institutional benchmarking and an extensive student survey. The paper will present and analyse this qualitative and quantitative data. We will provide an account and analysis of our progress to achieve change, the methods we used, problems encountered and the decisions we made on the way.
Dr Su White is based in the Learning Societies Lab, in Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Su’s research interests include the impact of emerging technologies on Higher Education. Su is a part of the curriculum innovation project Southampton Learning Environment team and a member of the university’s TEL-SIG.
Learning 2.0: Learning 2.0: Using Web 2.0 Tools for Learning and CommunicationAndy Petroski
Presented at IU 21 in Schnecksville, PA on October 27, 2010.
The web has changed from a one-way communication vehicle to a two-way, collaborative space that enables conversations, content creation, connections and collaboration to enhance learning and communication. How can you use these new, often free, tools to enhance your learning activities in the classroom and the school district? The session will explore the changing Internet landscape, opportunities for using web 2.0 as a learning and communication tool, strategies for implementing web 2.0 and an exploration of some tools that enable Learning 2.0.
Networked Scholars, or, Why on earth do academics use social media and why ...George Veletsianos
This workshop is divided in 2 parts. In the first part, I will discuss how/why academics use social media and online networks for scholarship, and explore the opportunities and tensions that exist in these spaces. In the second part of the workshop, I will facilitate small group and large group conversations on this topic based on participant interests. Potential topics of exploration may include but are not limited to: social media participation strategies; self-disclosures on social media; capturing and analyzing social media data; ethics of social media research; social media use for networked learning.
11. Leading Tools Most LMS, LCMS and CMS have community functions built in to the product. Moodle Atutor Olat .LRN Blackboard
12. Open Source Options Web 2.0 Wiki’s Blogs Podcasts – Itunes U, Jpodder, etc. Video - Youtube Social Networks: Facebook, MySpace, etc. Twitter, Whispur, etc.
13. Conclusions Connection to the correct community Interest/Challenge Nurture/develop love of learning Guidance is critical
15. Bibliography Bielaczyc, Katerine, and Allan Collins. "Learning Communities in Classrooms: A Reconcetualization of Educational Practice." Instructional Design Theories and Models II. n. pag. Web. 27 January 2010. Miller, Ron. "Introduction From Learning Schools to Learning Communities: A Historic Shift." A Coalition for Self-Learning. 2000. Creative Learning Communities, Web. 27 January 2010. <www.crativelearningcommunitites.org/book/overview>. Hart, Jane. "The State of Social Learning Today and Some Thoughts for the Future of L&D in 2010." 26 Jan 2010. Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, Web. 2 Feb 2010. http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/handbook/state.html. Boyd, Victoria, and Shirley Hord. "Schools as Learning Communities." Issues...about Change 4.1 (1994): 1 - 8. Web. 27 Jan 2010. Hord, Shirley. "Professional Learning Communities: What are they and why are they Important?." Issues...about Change 6.1 (1997): 1 - 8. Web. 27 Jan 2010. Palloff, Rena, and Keith Pratt. "Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace "Effective strategies for the Online Classroom." n. pag. Web. 27 Jan 2010. Moisseeva, Marina, Reinhold Steinbeck, and Sabine Seufert. "Online Learning Communities and Collaborative Learning ." Online Learning Communities and Collaborative Learning . 2010. Institute of International Education, Web. 1 Feb 2010. <http://www.iienetwork.org/?p=41543>. c-learning photo: http://www.gdrc.org/kmgmt/c-learn/index.html
16. Bibliography of Images https://questgreekmythology.wikispaces.com/file/view/125.jpg/32856659/125.jpg http://scienceexplorers.com/ http://www.scouting.org/ http://creativecommons.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/irinaslutsky/1700742259/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9399948@N05/3253109095/
Editor's Notes
ObjectiveTonight I would like to introduce you to an old concept that through technology has grown in many new ways that can be used to greatly enhance your learning, as well as the learning of the students in your classroom and workplace. DefinitionLearning Communities has a very broad definition. It essentially breaks down to: “any group of individuals who work together to learn from one another on a central topic or area of interest.” Inclusion in educational system“The Learning Communities approach to education addresses the needs for students to deal with complex issues, figure things out for themselves, communicate and work with people from diverse backgrounds and views, and share what they learn with others.” – Bielaczyc and Collinns Our world is getting more interconnected, and our students need to understand that the person they may be working with in the future will not necessarily be sitting next to them, let alone in the same hemisphere and on the same continent Development using technologySome of the descriptive phrases I encountered when preparing this presentation for our class, in regards to technology include…•Software and hardware are only vehicles in the creation of an environment that is conducive to learning•In a virtual learning environment, the teacher truly becomes the “guide on the side”; students play a much more active role in their learning; collaboration is essential to this success.•The need for social connection is a goal that almost supersedes the content-oriented goals of the course.•Technology should not drive the course!•Instructors in the online arena may find that the time needed to deliver this type of class is two or three times greater than F2F (dependent on the tolls being used.) When using technology to design a learning community, the technology should not be the driving force behind the learning community. The technology must compliment the learning goals and objectives, and not be a hindrance to the learning experience of the audience.
What do you think of when you hear the words “Learning Communities”?Learning Communities is a concept that has been used by many civilizations in many eras to increase educational learning and personal growth.Historically speaking the great civilizations have based their education systems on learning communities, or slight variations thereof:GreeksRomansChineseIn the 1980 & 1990’s Education ion America headed back to a community type learning environment that focused on group goals and outcomes. The idea of the community good, was in some ways emphasized over the mastery of facts, because the information age was taking off and the amount of informational facts was continuing to grow exponentially, so simple memorization and paper pencil tests were giving way to hand on learning and project oriented evaluations.Technology todayThere are an almost unlimited number of learning options these days for our technologically advanced (haves) to connect with groups and students in the next room, next state and around the world.
Here are some examples of various technological and non-technological learning communities today.
The learning community is designed to bring together people of different abilities and experiences to help facilitate the learning. The common interest (goal) is the driving factor. The learning experience is not necessarily the same for every participant; the idea is that everyone learns from each individual in the group. In an ideal learning community grades do not exist.The idea is that the people will become “life-long learners”.Depth - The largest advantage is the opportunity to “dive deep” into a specific topicCommon Goals/Interests – Those with common interests commit at a greater level to the group and increase the depth and breadth of the learning experience.Diversity – Many options give opportunity for quality debate and problem solving opportunities. Without a wide range of ideals and people the learning may have a very narrow focus, and short lived time frame.Use of technology – People tend to learn the technology, as they invest in the group activity. “Learning through the use of technology allows the participants to explore its use in more general terms. Students participating regularly in an online course cannot help but improve their ability to use technology with confidence.Global Connection – We all realize how much we are connected globally these days, just look at the recent crisis with the world financial system, and the way that it was, and still is, felt globally.
I like this quote – isn’t this true in any group or team activity – The sum is greater than each of the parts”. How much more do you invest in something when you feel a strong personal connection to it?
Technology assists learning – As I mentioned at the beginning of my presentation, the technology needs to compliment the learning, not impede it’s progress. If the technological problems are too great – the learning community will not flourish. In addition, if the focus is on the technology it will not make for a comfortable group experience for anyone.Goal: More meaningful learning – Always keep this in mind! What do you want the participants to remember from this experience……wow that was a great experience I want to go investigate that some more. Or, glad that is done, I never have to do that again. I am sure you can all think of projects you have been a part of, or designed, that those sentiments and feelings still linger when that particular item is mentioned.Life-long skills/interestsThe goal for the learning should be that it is more meaningful than in a traditional classroom settling.
Here are many of the popular products being used today by educational institutions which include a place for learning communities.
These are many different types of open source options for learning communities – think of our class Intencyclopedia. How about your favorite blog? Why do you follow it? Is it connected to your job? Personal interest?Have you used a Wiki for a group project? Ever watched a Youtube video to complete a project? Listened to a podcast on your favorite subject?As you are probably familiar with the term Web 2.0 : here is a list of possible open source options to create a learning community for you or your classroom.Wiki’sBlogsPodcasts – Itunes U, Jpodder, etc.Video – YoutubeSocial Networks: Facebook, MySppace, etc.Twitter, Whispur, etc.
In conclusion the following four ideas seemed to be common threads through my reading and research.A Connection to the correct learningcommunityInterest/Challenge – in a specific subject area for youNurture/develop love of learning – through good methodology and teachersGuidance is critical – through both the selecting of communities, use of the technology, and most importantly in the instruction given!The future of learning is rooted in getting students connected to a learning community that interests and challenges them. It needs to be a place that they can have their love of learning nurtured and developed.Education needs to stay aware, and ‘on top of”,what is available out there, because if we do not develop and steer or students to good examples of learning communities they will find them on their own.