This document discusses new e-learning technologies and tools that can help users build professional capabilities, including social bookmarks, RSS feeds, blogs, wikis, social networking, content sharing, and more. It provides examples of how these web 2.0 tools can help with learning, collaboration, and sharing information. The document encourages readers to experiment with different tools to see which ones best fit their needs and help them achieve their goals.

1. New E-learning Technologies Or, building your professional capabilities (and using web 2.0 to help) Dave Ferguson [email_address] Cynthia Denton-Ade [email_address]

2. Tonight we will explore… Some e-learning tools How you can apply them Opportunities and obstacles http://flickr.com/photos/jennieb/

3. If I could only focus on one e-learning tool, it would be… Social bookmarks RSS feed readers Blogs Wikis Social n etworking Content sharing

4. What is Web 2.0? Ideas and techniques behind new web sites and services which encourage user interaction, communication, and collaboration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0 The ‘second generation’ of the World Wide Web http://www.bardmarketing.com/glossary.php An umbrella term to what is considered to be the next phase of the evolution of the internet, encompassing technologies such as blogs, wikis and other forms of interaction, development and innovation above and beyond web technologies which have been around since its inception http://absolute- digital.co.uk/glossary.php Any more definitions?

5. But the real value may be the ability to form meaningful communities

6. And we moved from Learning 1.0

7. To Learning 2.0

8. The answers out there Social bookmarks RSS / Feed readers Blogs Wikis Networking Content sharing

9. Find all this session’s URLs at… delicious.com/whiteboarddave/astd1108

10. Social bookmarks Memory, to go

11. … or let tools do most of the work Add a bookmarklet to your browser Details for bookmarklets: http://delicious.com/help/bookmarklets

12. RSS and Feeds Or, “get-go” versus “go get” http:// www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

13. How RSS changes things Yesterday: Find worthwhile website Read stuff Repeat Today: Find worthwhile website Add its feed to your reader It’s there. Confusing photo: ndh / www.flickr.com/photos/neilharvey / Straightforward photo: d_herrera96 / www.flickr.com/photos/dph1110/

14. Feed readers www.bloglines.com/ www.google.com /reader/ www.netvibes.com www.pageflakes.com

15. Adding a feed Via link or icon Right-click and copy In reader: “add feed,” paste Some sites offer multiple feeds http:// tdblog.typepad.com /

16. Blogs: more than just talk Timely content (posts) Conversation (comments) Fixed content (pages) …and content management

17. Where to blog Free sites WordPress.com (yourblog.wordpress.com) Blogger.com (yourblog.blogspot.com) On your own site Hosting services catering to blogs wordpress.org /hosting/ daveswhiteboard.com

18. Wiki The simplest online database that could possibly work — Ward Cunningham, developer of WikiWikiWeb wetpaint.com pbwiki.com www.mediawiki.org

19. Collaboration via email… From: Dave To: 6 People So far I have... Any more? Any Qs? 5 10 15 16 22 27 33 From: Dave To: 5 People Need your input for the Blivet Berm project… From: Eileen Reply to all Re: Need… From: Frank Reply to all Re: Need… From: Ganesha To: Dave Re: Need… From: Hana To: Aiden CC: all Re: Re: Need… From: Isaac Reply to all Qs re Blivet

20. You might want a wiki for… Low-cost intranet Easy access to, updating of documents Management of meeting notes, team agendas, group calendars Cheap, accessible project management Storing documents viewed or revised by a large or dispersed team Adapted from InformationWeek 8/8/05 http://tinyurl.com/6exh53

21. When a wiki might not work Complex file formats No champion / shepherd for the wiki Collaboration and peer review not appropriate for your group or workplace Your goals: Exchange of views Conversations Specific authorship Not collaboratively-produced documents

22. Social Networking

23. Facebook http:// computer.howstuffworks.com/facebook.htm

24. LinkedIn – Guess the Numbers The average number of connections for people who work at Google is 47 The average number for Harvard Business School grads is 58 People with more than 20 connections are 34 times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than 5. http://workliteracy.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2319680%3ATopic%3A4151 http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=application_directory Facebook vs LinkedIn: Which is better for business?

25. Ning Work Literacy: Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals http://workliteracy.ning.com/ Learning Technology Users Group http://learntug.ning.com/ Fire Engineering Training Community http:// community.fireengineering.com /

26. Twitter Basics of How to Use Twitter Video Tutorial on Getting Started with Twitter Introduction to Twitter Twitter in Plain English Setting Up Your Twitter Account My Quick Start Tips for New Twitterers Guide for Beginners, Marketers, and Business Owners 17 Ways You Can Use Twitter What’s Twitter?

27. Shared content Sometimes you find you get what you need

28. YouTube http://tinyurl.com/bj3br

29. Flickr

30. Creative Commons Search search.creativecommons.org

31. Slide Share http://tinyurl.com/63mwtf

32. Shared documents online Available from anywhere; share with anyone http:// documents.google.com

33. Getting to your documents

34. Putting the pieces together Pick and choose the pieces that work for you By 713 Avenue http://flickr.com/photos/seven13avenue/