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Web 2.0 – Blending into learning

Blogs, wikis, podcasts, YouTube and ….

Gerry Dougan / Colin Buchanan

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Digital Natives

Digital interactive TV

The internet

Music downloads

Computer games

Mobile phones

Instant Messaging

eBay

Avatars

MMORPG

Bebo, MySpace

Sharing media

Blogs, podcasts, wikis

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Digital Immigrants

Retain their ‘accent’

Print out e-mails

Print, read and write on paper

Refer to the manual first

‘Did you get my e-mail?’ phone call

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How does the digital native learn?

• Used to receiving information at high speed

• Likes to parallel process / multi-task

• Prefers graphics before text - iconic

• Prefers hyper rather than linear links

• Works well when networked

• Thrives on frequent rewards

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Iconic

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Multi-tasking

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Different media different skills?

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Mind Mapping

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What is Web 2.0?

• Collaborative

• Communicative

• Encourages sharing

• Interactive

• Resource rich

• Ever increasing services

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Blogs

A blog is –– A personal diary / reflective space. – A breaking-news outlet. – A collection of links, images and resources,– An ePortfolio. – A web site, where you write stuff on an

ongoing basis. Visitors can read what's new, comment on it, link to it or email you.

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Learners using blogs

• Reflective or writing journals• Assignment submission and review • Dialogue for groupwork • ePortfolios • Share course-related resources • Hypertextual • Use language and design elements

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Teachers using blogs

• Content-related blog as professional practice

• Networking and knowledge sharing

• Instructional tips for students

• Course announcements and readings

• Annotated links

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Wikis

Collaborative, shared online spaces that

provide collaborative opportunities

Wikipedia

Whose using a wiki?

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YouTube

What the students say

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Podcasts

Audio clip - a miniature radio program focusing on a topic like learning, travel, education, art, news or sport.

Podcasts

and

Teacher’s TV

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Games

Derek Robertson – Learning Teaching Scotland

Serious Games sites –

www.games2train.com

www.socialimpactgames.com

Mark Prensky

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Characteristics of Web 2.0?

• Can support learning & teaching

• Learners have a high level of autonomy

• Opportunity for greater interaction with peers

• Support for social interaction with full control and ownership over online content

• Increased level of motivation & engagement.

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Back to the Blend

Where can Web 2.0 be used?

What does it mean for us?

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• To share similar challenges

• To interact regularly

• To learn from and with each other - exchange practice

Communities of Practice

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