Steve Kerby Dir. Instructional Technology and Online Learning and Online Learning McDaniel College...

Steve KerbyDir. Instructional Technology and Online LearningMcDaniel Collegeskerby@mcdaniel.eduSL Avatar: Online BookmiteTwitter: stevekerby

Technology as a PlaceDesigning Environments

Student-Centered Learningfor

Presentation: Sloan-C Conference. October 29, 2009. Orlando, Florida.

QUESTION:Are Content Management Systems

Becoming a Thing of the Past?

AGENDA

1. Three Assumptions

2. So What?

3. Two Programs

4. Final Question

Three Assumptions

ASSUMPTION 1: Effective Learning Communities

ASSUMPTION 2: Student-Centered Learning is a Value

ASSUMPTION 3: The Universe is About to Change

Google Wave

Virtual Worlds

SLM 505 Information Retrieval

SO WHAT?

THE LONG ARC

Lotus NotesConvene

1990

2000

2010

BlackboardWebCT

Real/eCollege

MoodleD2L

AngelSakai

Second LifeFacebook

GoogleWave

Text-Based Communities

NING

2020

Technologies of Delivery

Immersive, Media-Constructed Communities

Virtual Online Learning Environments

Technologies of Place

Metaverse

THE LONG ARC

Lotus NotesConvene

1990

2000

2010

BlackboardWebCT

Real/eCollege

MoodleD2L

AngelSakai

Second LifeFacebook

GoogleWave

Text-Based Communities

NING

2020

Technologies of Delivery

Immersive, Media-Constructed Communities

Virtual Online Learning Environments

Technologies of Place

Metaverse

Less and less about…

More and more about…

Content Management Systems

Virtual Learning Environments

Developing Content Constructing Communities

Reusable Learning Objects Managing Media

Delivering Instruction Designing Places

THE LONG ARC

Lotus NotesConvene

1990

2000

2010

BlackboardWebCT

Real/eCollege

MoodleD2L

AngelSakai

Second LifeFacebook

GoogleWave

Text-Based Communities

NING

2020

Technologies of Delivery

Immersive, Media-Constructed Communities

Virtual Online Learning Environments

Technologies of Place

Metaverse

Two Programs in Transition

Blackboard

NINGWimba

Second Life

iTunes

Blackboard

NINGWimba

Second Life

Design Environments for

Student-Centered Learning

place

QUESTION

QUESTION

With the convergence of social media and the evolution of virtual environments, are traditional Content Management Systems becoming a thing of the past?

Resources• Second Life in Education:

http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/

• Metaverse Roadmap: http://metaverseroadmap.org/index.html

• Gartner Hype Cycles:http://www.gartner.com/it/products/newsroom/index.jsp

• Garrison, Anderson, & Archer (2004). Critical Thinking, Cognitive Presence and Computer Conferencing in Distance Education.http://communitiesofinquiry.com/files/CogPres_Final.pdf

Steve KerbyDir. Instructional Technology and Online LearningMcDaniel Collegeskerby@mcdaniel.eduSL Avatar: Online BookmiteTwitter: stevekerby

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