This document discusses the use of Web 2.0 applications in higher education. It begins by defining Web 2.0 as relying on user participation, where information is transmitted and consumed through user-generated content and collaboration. The document then highlights many free Web 2.0 applications that can increase creativity, community, and user ownership of content in educational settings. Examples discussed include tools for photo sharing, video sharing, document sharing, social networking, blogging, podcasting, and collaboration. The document also notes potential issues with adoption but concludes that Web 2.0 creates a rich learning environment that engages students and promotes student-centered learning.

1. Web 2.0 Applicationsfor Higher Education John Thompson, PhD Buffalo State College

2. John Thompson, PhD 2 Presentation Agenda Highlight Web 2.0 educational apps Free apps (mostly) Interactive presentation

3. John Thompson, PhD 3 What is “Web 2.0?” Web 1.0 read-only medium static Web – provide information Web 2.0 read-write Web relies on user participation information is transmitted and consumed with content being created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along (Downes, 2005)

4. John Thompson, PhD 4 Web 2.0 in Education Increases user creativity and community while concurrently empowering user ownership of content User-generated content leading to "collective intelligence" that benefits many Collaborative in nature and features user-generated content

5. John Thompson, PhD 5 Web 2.0 Videos Tim O'Reilly on What is Web 2.0? Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Coming of Age: Primary Web 2.0 Web 2.0 Panel Discussion - What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 and Education Web 2.0 in Education What is Web 2.0? The Machine is Us/ing Us

6. John Thompson, PhD collaboration/participation/collective intelligence safety in numbers personal connections--from words, pictures, video, and audio transparent selves…transparent Web harnessing collective intelligence second generation of services “democratizes” media authentic, peer-to-peer channel of communication open, flexible collaboration collective power community participative Web Web as a platform Web changing from “medium” to “platform” collective judgments user actions provide value architecture of participation human-computer interaction interactive, community-based Internet applications the wisdom of crowds bookmarking >>> social bookmarking authentic, peer-to-peer channel of communication user-generated content data and applications opened to creative use by the public amoral creative amateur is cherished 6

7. John Thompson, PhD 7 Trying to define and categorize what “Web 2.0” means is like trying to change the tire on your car while it’s going down the highway.

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9. John Thompson, PhD 9 Sharing Photos Video – Online Photo Sharing in Plain English Library of Congress’ Flickr site Image sharing on Flickr

10. John Thompson, PhD 10 Sharing Videos Top 10 comparison chart List of video sharing sites List of video sites from around the world

11. John Thompson, PhD 11 Sharing PowerPoints And even more sites!

12. John Thompson, PhD 12 Sharing Documents 24/7 anytime, anywhere access to projects or assignments

13. John Thompson, PhD 13 Social Networks 7 Things You Should Know About Ning

14. John Thompson, PhD 14 Blogs 100 Best Higher Education Blogs blogging engine created specifically for classroom use Higher Education Blog Directory

15. John Thompson, PhD Podcasts Higher Education Podcasts Podcasting in Higher Education 15

16. John Thompson, PhD 16 Collaboration Wiki – online software that lets users modify any content, plus everything (formatting included) about the wiki Social bookmarking – store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of Web sites using metadata & tagging wiki.com domain name sold for $2.86 million (8/06) Web Collaboration Software

18. Carnegie Mellon

19. UC Berkeley

20. Duke

21. MIT

22. Notre Dame

24. John Thompson, PhD 19 Miscellaneous Office productivity suite RSS aggregators Creating ePortfolios with Web 2.0 Tools Mash-ups ePortfolio Mash Up with GoogleApps ● Video Long list

25. John Thompson, PhD 20 Miscellaneous “online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments using voice, text, audio file, or video and share them” “captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere” “Enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character. Customize your Voki to look like you…Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.” desktop Web conferencing

28. over 3,000 as of 3/15/10sync files online and across computers… automatically

29. Web 2.0 Web Sites & Tools for Higher Education Top 20 Web 2.0 applications in HE Apps for HE Web 2.0 for the classroom teacher Best Apps for education - 2009 Tools for teachers E-learning & tools for teachers Teaching & Learning w/ Web 2.0 Tools John Thompson, PhD 22

30. John Thompson, PhD 23 Problems Unaware Inadequate instructions Usual suspects Filtering policies (K-12 schools) Insufficient support Time Others?

31. John Thompson, PhD 24 Coming Attractions Starbucks Effect Blurring of work & personal lives…& apps 9 to 5 >>> Growing reliance on Internet – “cloud”

32. John Thompson, PhD 25 What Next? Baby steps…one new app at a time “Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin

33. John Thompson, PhD 26 Summary Tons of Web 2.0 apps available Creates rich, engaging & exciting learning environment Users become information producers & collaborators, not just consumers Promotes student-centered learning Users become more efficient

34. John Thompson, PhD 27 Presenter John Thompson, PhD Associate Professor Educational Technology Program Computer Information Systems Department Buffalo State College Chase 208, 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222 716.878.3531 thompsjt@buffalostate.edu