Online Collaboration & Social Tools

Initial presentation & workshop to explore the use of online collaboration and social
  networking tools for Learning and Stakeholder engagement & capacity building




                                  Leo Gaggl
                  Brightcookie.com Educational Technologies
Online Collaboration
 Discovery                Content Creation
  •   Search Engines      •   Image, Photo
  •   Alert Tools         •   Audio
  •   News Feeds          •   Video
  •   Bookmarking         •   Blogging
  •   Surveys             •   Wiki


 Networking               Productivity
  •   Social Networking   •   Online Productivity Suites
  •   Micro-blogging      •   Video Conferencing
  •   Sharing             •   Document Repositories
  •   e-Portfolios        •   Learning Management
Skills for an Information Economy
Real-life Project Scenario
Discovery   Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
             • http://www.google.com/reader

            Alert Tools
             • http://www.google.com/alerts
             • http://www.socialmention.com/

            Bookmarking
             • http://www.diigo.com/
             • http://delicious.com/

            Pinboards
             • http://pinterest.com/
             • http://www.scoop.it/

            Surveys
             • http://www.surveymonkey.com/
             • http://www.google.com/google-d-s/forms/
Content Creation (AV)
 Image Tools
  • http://www.flickr.com/
  • http://www.aviary.com/

 Video Tools
  • http://vimeo.com/
  • http://www.youtube.com/editor
  • http://www.screenr.com/

 Audio Tools
  • http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Content Creation (AV)
 Blogs
  • http://wordpress.com/
  • https://www.tumblr.com/
  • https://posterous.com/


 Wiki
 • http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/overview
 • http://pbworks.com/
Networking
 Social Networking
  • http://www.linkedin.com/
  • http://www.facebook.com/
  • https://plus.google.com/

 Microblogging
 • https://twitter.com/
 • http://status.net/
 • https://www.yammer.com/
Online Office Suites
  •   http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/
  •   http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/
  •   http://www.zoho.com/
  •   http://www.teamlab.com/
Online Video Conferencing
 Appliances
  • http://www.rhubcom.com/

 Free / Casual
  • http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home
  • http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/

 Corporate
  • http://www.gotomeeting.com.au/
  • http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html
  • http://www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx
File Sharing
 Online Sharing
 • https://www.dropbox.com/
 • https://skydrive.live.com/
 • https://drive.google.com/
 • https://www.yousendit.com/

 Document Management Repositories
  • http://www.alfresco.com/
  • http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/
Auxiliary Systems
 Learning Management Systems
  • http://moodle.org/
  • http://www.blackboard.com/
  • http://www.saba.com/

 e-Portfolio Systems
  • https://mahara.org/
  • http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/
  • http://elgg.org/
Important Considerations
QUESTIONS? IDEAS? COMMENTS?
•   Twitter: leogaggl
•   Google+: Leo Gaggl
•   Identi.ca: leogaggl
•   LinkedIn: leogaggl
•   Foursquare: leogaggl
•   Skype: leogaggl
•   Flickr: leogaggl
•   Blog: http://brightcookie.com/blog/
•   Private Blog: http://www.gaggl.com/
•   Email: leo [at] brightcookie.com.au

Online Collaboration Tools

  • 1.
    Online Collaboration &Social Tools Initial presentation & workshop to explore the use of online collaboration and social networking tools for Learning and Stakeholder engagement & capacity building Leo Gaggl Brightcookie.com Educational Technologies
  • 2.
    Online Collaboration Discovery Content Creation • Search Engines • Image, Photo • Alert Tools • Audio • News Feeds • Video • Bookmarking • Blogging • Surveys • Wiki Networking Productivity • Social Networking • Online Productivity Suites • Micro-blogging • Video Conferencing • Sharing • Document Repositories • e-Portfolios • Learning Management
  • 3.
    Skills for anInformation Economy
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Discovery Real Simple Syndication (RSS) • http://www.google.com/reader Alert Tools • http://www.google.com/alerts • http://www.socialmention.com/ Bookmarking • http://www.diigo.com/ • http://delicious.com/ Pinboards • http://pinterest.com/ • http://www.scoop.it/ Surveys • http://www.surveymonkey.com/ • http://www.google.com/google-d-s/forms/
  • 6.
    Content Creation (AV) Image Tools • http://www.flickr.com/ • http://www.aviary.com/ Video Tools • http://vimeo.com/ • http://www.youtube.com/editor • http://www.screenr.com/ Audio Tools • http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
  • 7.
    Content Creation (AV) Blogs • http://wordpress.com/ • https://www.tumblr.com/ • https://posterous.com/ Wiki • http://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/overview • http://pbworks.com/
  • 8.
    Networking Social Networking • http://www.linkedin.com/ • http://www.facebook.com/ • https://plus.google.com/ Microblogging • https://twitter.com/ • http://status.net/ • https://www.yammer.com/
  • 9.
    Online Office Suites • http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/business/ • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/ • http://www.zoho.com/ • http://www.teamlab.com/
  • 10.
    Online Video Conferencing Appliances • http://www.rhubcom.com/ Free / Casual • http://www.skype.com/intl/en/home • http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/ Corporate • http://www.gotomeeting.com.au/ • http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect.html • http://www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx
  • 11.
    File Sharing OnlineSharing • https://www.dropbox.com/ • https://skydrive.live.com/ • https://drive.google.com/ • https://www.yousendit.com/ Document Management Repositories • http://www.alfresco.com/ • http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/
  • 12.
    Auxiliary Systems LearningManagement Systems • http://moodle.org/ • http://www.blackboard.com/ • http://www.saba.com/ e-Portfolio Systems • https://mahara.org/ • http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/ • http://elgg.org/
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  • 14.
    QUESTIONS? IDEAS? COMMENTS? • Twitter: leogaggl • Google+: Leo Gaggl • Identi.ca: leogaggl • LinkedIn: leogaggl • Foursquare: leogaggl • Skype: leogaggl • Flickr: leogaggl • Blog: http://brightcookie.com/blog/ • Private Blog: http://www.gaggl.com/ • Email: leo [at] brightcookie.com.au

Editor's Notes

  • #3 Preparation:  CREATE / LOCATE GOOGLE ID     IT Infrastructure NBN
  • #4 WHY is collaboration important     Human Relationships Change Management Faster change of pace     Continuing improvement Ongoing Learning Integrate Learning in Workflow  Co-creation     Information overload (Zero Inbox)
  • #5 AFLF Toolbox:    http://water.brightcookie.com/ http://toolboxes.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Practical outcomes Teambuilding Skype Version Control Google Overuse
  • #6 RSS  Reader (consumer) can subscribe Publisher (website, blog) can
  • #7 Public vs. white label solutions    Creation as well as discovery
  • #8 Blogs:  reflective writing tools social & commenting features Wikis: Collaborative writing Tech documentation Constant refinement / modifications
  • #9 SOCIAL NETWORKING: Private vs. Corporate Accounts Privacy Legal issues (Advertising code) Facebook for business - need to monitor    LinkedIn Groups GOOGLE+ Enterprise  MICROBLOGGING 1) Broadcasting 2) Information Gathering 3) Conversation 4) Crowdsourcing   Dunbar numbers Styles Ability to link tools - eg Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn - can reach multiple audiences with one post
  • #10 BROWSER ONLY   Personal Productivity Team Productivity Email Forward Loop Co-creation
  • #12 Does not deal with dedicated AV Hardware solution HD Video Bandwidth NBN Firewalls FLASH / JAVA / WebRTC
  • #13 Large file transfer Corporate firewalls
  • #14 LMS - Staff induction, OH&S, mandatory training e-Portfolio - performance reviews
  • #15 Different comfort levels of users   Synchronous vs Asynchronous Sharing vs. Control Internal vs External Information Co-creation Mobile devices Security Privacy Ownership Copyright Password Management