From Podcasting to EdupunkAlan Craig

Associate Content Editor, Learning Support Centers in Higher EducationVP, National College Learning Center Association

Coordinator, Learning & Tutoring Center (Georgia Perimeter College—Dunwoody)

770-274-5242Alan.Craig@gpc.edu

Edupunk Anthem

“Look out honey, cause I’m using technologyAin’t got time to make no apology”

Iggy PopLyrics from “Search and Destroy”

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Objectives

• Gain ideas on an array of technologies with the potential to foster student access and success

• Know where to go to get started; identify potential local collaborators here at CRLA NE

• Discover (technology-related) professional development opportunities

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Moore’s ‘Law’

Computing power will double every two years.

Gordon Moore, cofounder of INTEL

In 1965, Moore actually predicted that the number of transistors on a chip would double each year. He updated this in 1975 to about every 2 years.

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A Few Types of Technologies

Podcasting

Open Source Software

Web Conferencing

InternetWWW

Virtual Worlds

WebQuests

Edupunk

Open Courseware

Social Media

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Technology Study Lab

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Sloan-CFive Pillars of Quality

• Sloan-C: focused on quality online education

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1. Learning effectiveness2. Faculty satisfaction3. Student satisfaction4. Access5. Cost effectiveness

Systems Thinking

• How the parts comprise the whole• Systems are complex and dynamic• How local actions affect the entire system• Unintended consequences

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MUVEsMulti-User Virtual

Environments• 3D Virtual Worlds• Distance learning• Student collaboration• Role playing• Second Life is the most popular MUVE• Hundreds of colleges are on Second Life

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MUVEsMulti-User Virtual

Environments• Second Life

– Virtual Public Health U of Illinois—Chicago • Harvard’s River City• University of Virginia Virtual Lab• Wonderland• Active Worlds Educational Universe

– Southern Connecticut State College

• Croquet (create your own virtual world)10

MUVEsMulti-User Virtual

EnvironmentsSample of YouTube videos on Second Life:• Introduction to Second Life• Education in Second Life: Explore the Possibilities• Educational Uses of Second Life

Second Life Eduscape BlogSim Teach— information for/community of educators

using MUVEs, especially Second Life11

MUVEsMulti-User Virtual

Environments

Eastern Iowa Community College District Virtual Campus 12

Podcasting

• How podcasting works• Connecticut Distance L

earning Consortium on iTunes U

• + UConn, Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University

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Open Courseware

• University of California--Berkeley– http://webcast.berkeley.edu/

• Michigan State University:– http://msuglobal.com/ocw

• MIT– http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.ht

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• Rice University– http://cnx.org/

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Web Conferencing

• Google Docs• MS Office Live• Skype (audio/video calling)• Elluminate (collaborative learning/3 for free)• Wimba (collaborative learning)• ooVoo (free video calling)

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Group Work

• Google Groups• Blogging Tools: Blogger, Wordpress• Wikis

– Foreign Language Teaching Wiki– Technology & Distance Learning (CRLA SIG)– Teaching Wiki (USF)– Wikispaces

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Social Networking

• Facebook • YouTube

– (The Machine is Us/ing Us)– CU Writing Center Ad– Tutor Training

• Twitter (micro-blogging)• Linkedin (social networking for professionals)• Flickr (photo sharing)• Ning (create your own social network)

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Too Many Tweets!

http://twitter.com/

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Research Tools

• Zotero (cite/reference bibliographies)• Spock (people search)• Del.icio.us (web bookmarking/sharing)• Diigo (web highlighter and sticky notes)• Google Scholar (searching for scholarly literature)• ibiblio (the public’s library and digital archive)• Wayback Machine (internet archives)

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RSS—Aggregators/Readers

• Google Reader• Bloglines• SharpReader• NewsGator (use within Outlook)

Universal Design for Learning

• aka Universal Instructional Design• Webquest on UID at

– http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~acraig/Webquest/index.htm

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Design and develop instruction to maximize access to instruction by learners with wide varieties and levels of cognitive differences and to minimize barriers to instruction and learning.

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen

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E-Book Readers

• Kindle 2 (Amazon)• Sony E-Book Reader

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Content/Resources

• MERLOT – (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning

and Online Teaching)– Academic Support Services

• LSCHE (Learning Support Centers in Higher Education)

• Innovate (Journal of Online Education)• CARET (Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology)

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Edupunk(or DIY)

• An approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like Powerpoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like the Clash to the classroom. NYT

• Moodle• Freemind• Open Office

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Professional Development

• Colorado State University—Global Campus– MS in Online Teaching and Learning (in collaboration with

Sloan-C) • Harvard University Extension School, Course:

Theory and Practice of Web Pedagogies EDUC E-104• Grambling State University• Appalachian State University• Texas State University—San Marcos• University of Cincinnati• University of Regina EC&I 831—Tutorials**

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Professional Development

• TIDE-Technology Institute for Developmental Educators• Journal of Developmental Education—TechTalk• Professional organizations (including SIGs, SPINs, etc.)

– CRLA• Technology & Distance Learning SIG

– NCLCA– NADE

• Online Educators• Technology

– ATP

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Professional Development

• Sloan-C (Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks)

• Stephen Downes’ blog or OLWeekly• Association for Educational Communications a

nd Technology• Educause• Linkedin• Web 2.0 Teaching Tools Blog

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Concluding Thoughts

• Select one or two technologies to investigate in depth

• Keep the Sloan-C Five Pillars of Quality in mind• Take advantage of professional development

opportunities• Collaborate• Have Fun!

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