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Interacting With Users, Remote In Time And Space: A Presentation From UKOLNBrian KellyUKOLNUniversity of BathBathUK
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http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/solstice-2006/http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/conferences/solstice-2006/
About The SpeakerBrian Kelly:
• Funded by JISC and MLA to advise HE/FE & cultural heritage sectors on Web technologies, standards & best practices
• Based at UKOLN, University of Bath
About The SpeakerBrian Kelly:
• Funded by JISC and MLA to advise HE/FE & cultural heritage sectors on Web technologies, standards & best practices
• Based at UKOLN, University of Bath
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 licence (but note caveat)
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Collaborative Web 2.0 Technologies
Examples of Web 2.0 collaborative technologies:• Blogs – user-focussed Web content creation
(usually with calendar metaphor)• Wikis – collaborative Web-based authoring• Instant messaging – e.g. MSN Messenger,
Jabber, IRC, …• VoIP (Voice over IP) – e.g. Skype• Podcasts
Example of the Web 2.0 culture:• The network as the platform• A willingness to experiment• A culture of openness (e.g. Creative Commons
licences, open source software, …)
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Using Such Technologies
We can use the technologies to support learning:• Blogs: so students to reflect on their (and their
peers) learning• Wikis: so students can work collaboratively, whilst
avoiding difficult-to-use tools• IM, VoIP: so students can easily communicate with
each other, with support staff, etc.• Podcasts: so students can create reports, etc. using
new mediumLecturers can be using the technologies in similar ways:
• Delivering learning content• Engaging with students• Exploring benefits and limitations of the
technologies
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Barriers To Their Use
There are various barriers to use of the technologies:
• IT Services barrier (not addressed here)• Inertia• Fears• Lack of training, understanding, …• Concerns over funding and resourcing• …
Google for "IT Services help or hindrance" to find relevant talk at UCISA conference
Google for "IT Services help or hindrance" to find relevant talk at UCISA conference
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Addressing The Barriers
This presentation is intended as an example of how such barriers can be addressed:
• Use of Skype is planned: to demonstrate an example of distance collaboration; possible accessibility benefits; …
• A recording of the talk is available as an MP3 file and a Podcast: to demonstrate ease of creating such resources
• A live instant messaging channel is planned: to demonstrate benefits of real-time chat for local and participants
• Use of PowerPoint to provide an annotated set of links, to allow for interactive use
• A fall-back position, in case of problems (a pre-recorded talk and SMIL presentation)
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Conclusions
To conclude:• Web 2.0 collaborative technologies are available
for use in teaching & learning• They can provide a variety of benefits ….• … but will also have limitations• We'll need to gain experiences in their use• Conferences such as SOLSTICE 2006 provide a
valuable opportunity for gaining experiences
Note that resources mentioned in this talk are tagged in del.icio.us with solstice-2006-05 tag
Note that resources mentioned in this talk are tagged in del.icio.us with solstice-2006-05 tag
Also note that many of these issues will be addressed at the 10th Institutional Web Management Workshop, at Bath University on 14-16 June (Google for IWMW 2006)
Also note that many of these issues will be addressed at the 10th Institutional Web Management Workshop, at Bath University on 14-16 June (Google for IWMW 2006)
